Long Grove · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
Royal Melbourne.
- Active listings
- 1
- Median list
- $1.70M
- Avg time on market
- 14 days
- Sold · last year
- 6
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About the community
One of Long Grove's marquee addresses: gated estates around a Greg Norman golf course.
Royal Melbourne is an upscale, gated single-family community in the Village of Long Grove, in southern Lake County. It is built around the private, 18-hole Royal Melbourne Country Club, with homes woven along and around the golf course, wetlands, restored prairie, and a series of ponds. The gated entrance sits on the west side of Route 83, a short distance north of Route 22. Homes were built across a long span, roughly 1991 through 2019, on large lots, and the character is estate-scale and custom, with a quiet, low-density feel. The golf course was designed in association with Greg Norman and opened in September 1992, and the club is operated by KemperSports.
At a glance
Gated estate community
A private, gated enclave of large custom homes with a controlled entrance on the west side of Route 83.
Greg Norman golf course
Built around the private, 18-hole Royal Melbourne Country Club, designed in association with Greg Norman and opened in 1992.
Custom estate homes
Large custom and semi-custom single-family homes on generous lots, most from the 1990s and 2000s.
District 96 and Stevenson
Served by Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 for K-8 and Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125. Confirm the specific elementary and middle school by address.
Private club amenities
The country club offers golf, a clubhouse and dining, a pool, and racquet sports. Membership is separate and optional.
Woods, prairie, and ponds
Mature woods, restored prairie and wetland, and ponds give the community a preserve-like setting.
What’s close
Royal Melbourne sits on the west side of Route 83, a short distance north of Route 22, in southern Long Grove.
- Golf and club
- The private, Greg Norman-designed Royal Melbourne Country Club, with golf, clubhouse dining, a pool, and racquet sports. Membership is optional and separate from home ownership.
- Schools
- Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 for K-8 and Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125. District 96 assigns specific elementary and middle buildings by address, so confirm by address.
- Shopping
- Deer Park Town Center for open-air shopping and dining just to the south, plus the boutiques and restaurants of historic downtown Long Grove.
- Highway
- Route 83 and Route 22 (Half Day Road) are the main arterials, with Route 53 to the west toward I-90 and the tollway network.
- Train
- Long Grove has no station of its own. The nearest Metra service is on the Milwaukee District North line and North Central Service, a short drive away. Confirm the nearest station by address.
- Hospital
- Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington is the nearest major hospital to the west, with additional options in Libertyville.
What it’s actually like to live here
Royal Melbourne is one of Long Grove's marquee addresses: a private, gated enclave of large custom estates arranged around a Greg Norman-designed golf course, with mature woods, restored prairie and wetland, and ponds. The appeal is space, privacy, and a resort-quality country club essentially at the end of the driveway. For buyers who want an estate lot, quiet living, and the option to walk into golf, racquet sports, a pool, and a full social and dining calendar, it delivers a lifestyle that is hard to replicate elsewhere in the northwest suburbs.
The community suits established families and professionals who value a clubby, amenity-rich setting and are comfortable with the upkeep and carrying costs of a large custom home. Long Grove itself leans rural-residential and preservation-minded, with a historic downtown, a covered bridge, and strong anti-sprawl zoning, so the surroundings stay green and low-density. Schools are a genuine draw, since Kildeer Countryside District 96 and Stevenson High School District 125 are consistently well-regarded, which supports long-term resale.
The honest tradeoffs are real. This is a car-dependent location with no rail station in Long Grove and limited walkability, so daily errands and the commute to Chicago mean driving to a Metra station or the expressway. Lake County property taxes are high, and country club membership is a meaningful additional cost that is separate from both the home and the HOA, so the true cost of the lifestyle is well above the mortgage alone. Large custom homes of this vintage can also carry higher maintenance and updating costs, so buyers should budget for taxes, HOA dues, and any club membership together and confirm each figure in writing.
The questions buyers actually ask
Royal Melbourne FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Royal Melbourne. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- Royal Melbourne has a homeowners association covering common-area items and, per listing data, common insurance. Membership in the private Royal Melbourne Country Club is separate and optional: it is not automatic with a home purchase, and it carries its own initiation fees and tiered monthly dues. Published HOA and club figures vary across sources, so request the association's declaration, budget, and reserve study during due diligence and confirm current club dues directly with the club.
- What's the typical closing timeline?
- 30 to 60 days from accepted offer to keys. Cash deals can close in two weeks. Conventional financing is usually closer to 60.
- Is Royal Melbourne a gated community?
- Yes. It is a gated, private single-family community in Long Grove, with a controlled entrance on the west side of Route 83 a short distance north of Route 22.
- Who designed the golf course, and how many courses are there?
- The 18-hole championship course was designed in association with Greg Norman and opened in September 1992. There is one 18-hole course, laid out in three distinct six-hole sections through woods, prairie and wetland, and ponds.
- Do I have to join the country club if I buy a home here?
- No. Club membership is optional and separate from buying a home. The club offers tiered memberships, including golf, social sport, and clubhouse levels, each with its own initiation fee and monthly dues. Contact the club directly for current pricing.
- What schools serve Royal Melbourne?
- Homes are in Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 for grades K-8 and Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125. District 96 assigns specific elementary and middle buildings by address using a grade-center model, so confirm your exact elementary and middle school by street address before you buy.
- What are the property taxes like?
- Lake County has relatively high effective property tax rates, generally in the low 2 percent range of market value, and estate homes here sit at the upper end of local assessments. Verify the specific parcel's tax bill with the Lake County Treasurer, and factor HOA dues and any club membership into your total cost.
- What do homes cost and how is the market right now?
- Royal Melbourne is a luxury, upper-tier custom-home community, so pricing runs well above the Long Grove average. Rather than a snapshot number, see the live Market snapshot on this page for current active listings, recent sales, and price ranges, since those figures move month to month.
- Who is the real estate agent for Royal Melbourne?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Royal Melbourne in Long Grove, IL through Subdiview, a neighborhood-first home search for the Chicago suburbs and collar counties. Joe prices and negotiates from the live MRED sold comps for Royal Melbourne specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
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Joe knows Royal Melbourne
Most agents will list anything. I focus on the places I actually know, and the things that move value here don't show up in the MLS write-up: which streets and buildings hold demand, what the HOA or assessments really cover, how the comps read once you account for condition and location, and where buyers consistently want to be.
When you're ready to tour or list, you want someone who has read the last 50 closed comps in this specific market, not a national average, and can tell you what they actually mean for your price. That's how I work. Text or call any time, and I'll give you a real take, not a brochure.
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Market snapshot
Royal Melbourne, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. The numbers below tell you what this market is doing today, not what Zillow's algorithm thinks it might be doing six weeks from now.
Typical list price
$1,699,000
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$1,342,500
Homes for sale right now
1
Avg time on market
14 days
Sold in the last year
6
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period July 31, 2025 through July 31, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
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Schools serving Royal Melbourne
Where Royal Melbourne homes go to school
Homes in Royal Melbourne are most often zoned to Stevenson HS. Open a school to see its area, the district, and every home for sale that feeds it.
School assignment is derived from the school the MRED listing agent entered and is not a guarantee. Always verify current attendance boundaries with the district before writing an offer.
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