Schaumburg · Cook County · IL
Homes for sale in
Heatherwood Estates.
- Active listings
- 2
- Median list
- $267K
- Avg time on market
- 4 days
- Sold · last year
- 6
Active listings
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About the community
Coach home condominiums on quiet courts in west Schaumburg.
Heatherwood Estates is a condominium community of coach homes on the west edge of Schaumburg, east of Barrington Road and north of Weathersfield Way, built by Pasquinelli through the first half of the 1990s. Despite the name, these are not detached single-family estates. Each home is a one-level residence on either the first or second floor of a low-rise building, with its own attached one-car garage and in-unit laundry, on short curving courts with no cut-through traffic. It is one of the more attainable ways into Schaumburg with a garage and a private entry.
At a glance
Coach home condominiums
One-level homes on the first or second floor, listed in the MLS as manor home, coach house, or villa.
Attached one-car garage
Every unit has its own attached garage plus additional surface parking.
In-unit laundry
Main-level laundry inside each home rather than a shared building facility.
Assessments cover the outside
Common insurance, exterior maintenance, lawn care, trash, and snow removal are included.
Barrington Road to I-90
Barrington Road runs along the edge of the community straight north to the I-90 interchange.
Two Metra options
The Schaumburg and Hanover Park stations on the Milwaukee District West line are both short drives.
Pembroke Park at the edge
A Schaumburg Park District park with walking paths and free public pickleball courts at the southern edge.
District 54 and District 211
Elementary and junior high in Schaumburg District 54, high school in Township District 211. Confirm by address.
Hospital two miles north
Ascension Saint Alexius on Barrington Road in Hoffman Estates, with 24/7 emergency care.
What’s close
Heatherwood Estates sits on the west side of Schaumburg just east of Barrington Road and north of Weathersfield Way, a short distance south of Schaumburg Road.
- Highway
- Barrington Road is at the edge of the community and runs straight north roughly three miles to the I-90 interchange.
- Train
- The Schaumburg station on Springinsguth Road and the Hanover Park station on Lake Street, both on Metra's Milwaukee District West line into Union Station.
- Shopping
- Everyday retail on the Barrington Road and Schaumburg Road corridors, with Woodfield Mall and the Golf Road corridor a short drive east.
- Hospital
- Ascension Saint Alexius at 1555 S. Barrington Road, Hoffman Estates, roughly two miles north with a Level II trauma center.
- Schools
- Schaumburg District 54 for elementary and junior high, with Albert Einstein Elementary and Jane Addams Junior High listed on records here, and District 211 for high school. Confirm by address.
- Parks
- Pembroke Park on Weathersfield Way at the community's southern edge, plus the wider Schaumburg Park District system.
What it’s actually like to live here
Heatherwood Estates is the kind of Schaumburg address that does not announce itself. The buildings sit on short curving courts off Charleston Drive, set back behind mature trees and clipped lawns, with no through street for anyone who does not live here. The homes are coach homes, which is a friendlier word for something genuinely useful: a one-level condominium on either the first or second floor, with its own attached garage, its own laundry, and only a handful of households sharing a common front entry. You get single-level living without stairs inside your home, a garage you walk into from the house, and you never touch a snow shovel or a mower. For a first-time buyer, a downsizer, or anyone who travels, that combination is hard to beat at this end of the market.
The location works well for the way people actually live out here. Barrington Road is at the edge of the neighborhood and runs straight north to the I-90 interchange, which puts the tollway and the O'Hare corridor within an easy morning drive, and the hospital sits on that same road a couple of miles up. Two Metra stations on the Milwaukee District West line, Schaumburg and Hanover Park, are short drives for anyone commuting downtown. Woodfield and the Golf Road restaurant corridor are a straightforward run east. Directly at the community's southern edge, Pembroke Park gives you green space, walking paths, and free public pickleball courts, with the village currently extending a multi-use path east from that park along Weathersfield Way.
The honest tradeoffs are worth stating plainly. These are buildings from the first half of the 1990s, so mechanical age, window and roof condition, and the association's reserve position all matter. There are no basements, foundations are slab, and the most common plans are compact two-bedroom layouts, so storage is limited and a growing family will outgrow the space. Garages are one car, so a two-vehicle household parks one outside. This is a condominium, which means assessments, rules, a board, and a shared roof you do not control on your own. And the word estates in the name is a holdover from the era it was built rather than a description of the housing type, so buyers arriving from a search for detached homes should reset expectations before scheduling a showing.
Market trends
Why this market moves the way it does
Heatherwood Estates trades as an entry point to Schaumburg rather than a destination address, which makes it unusually sensitive to interest rates, condo financing conditions, and the health of the association. Buyers here are typically first-time purchasers, downsizers, and investors, and that mix means demand can turn quickly when borrowing costs move.
What holds value
The fundamentals matter more than the cosmetics here. Buyers want floor plan, lot, and basement, in that order. Cosmetics are the tiebreaker.
- Attainable Schaumburg address
- One of the lower-cost ways into the village with an attached garage and in-unit laundry, which keeps a steady buyer pool.
- Condition and updating
- Kitchens, baths, flooring, and mechanicals from the original build versus a renovated unit produce a real spread within the same court.
- Association health
- Reserves, recent special assessments, and the rental cap directly affect both financing options and resale value.
- First floor versus second floor
- Ground-level units with no stairs to the front door appeal to downsizers and typically move faster.
- Commuter position
- Straight-shot Barrington Road access to I-90 and two Milwaukee District West stations support demand from commuters.
Real talk
Who shouldn’t buy here
Here is the honest version before you tour.
The name oversells the product, and that trips up buyers every week. These are condominiums, specifically coach homes, not detached single-family estates. If your search started with a detached house in Schaumburg, this is a different purchase with a different ownership structure, a monthly assessment, and a board. That is not a knock on the community, but you should know it before you walk in.
Do the association homework before you fall in love with a unit. Ask for the reserve study, the last two years of budgets and board minutes, the special assessment history, and the current rental policy. Buildings from the early 1990s are reaching the age where roofs, siding, and parking lot work land as capital projects, and an underfunded reserve turns into a special assessment on your closing statement. A high investor concentration can also limit which lenders will finance a purchase here.
Cook County taxes work on a triennial reassessment cycle, so a bill can jump in a reassessment year. Buyers who inherit a seller's senior or senior freeze exemption also see the bill rise once that exemption falls off. Pull the specific PIN from the Cook County Treasurer and Assessor rather than assuming the seller's current bill is what you will pay.
One piece of advice
“Heatherwood Estates is a well-located, low-drama place to live, and the coach home layout with an attached garage and in-unit laundry is genuinely better than most condos at this price point. Buy it for what it is rather than what the name suggests. Read the association's reserve study and special assessment history before you write, check the age of the furnace, air conditioner, and water heater in the specific unit, and confirm the school assignment with District 54 and District 211 for the exact address.”
The questions buyers actually ask
Heatherwood Estates FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Heatherwood Estates. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- How much is the HOA?
- townhomes and condos are $270 per month.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- Monthly condominium assessments cover common insurance, exterior building maintenance, grounds and lawn care, trash service, and snow removal. Owners pay their own gas, electric, and water, and are responsible for everything inside the unit including the furnace, air conditioner, water heater, and appliances. Get the current budget, reserve study, and special assessment history from the seller's disclosure.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $3,500 – $6,000 per year, depending on home size and value. Cook County assessor records are the source of truth. Happy to pull a specific bill on any home you're considering.
- When was Heatherwood Estates built?
- Pasquinelli built the community between 1990 and 1997. Pasquinelli stopped new construction in 1997, so every sale today is a resale.
- What's the typical closing timeline?
- 30 to 45 days from accepted offer to keys. Cash deals can close in two weeks. Conventional financing is usually closer to 45.
- Is Heatherwood Estates single-family homes or condos?
- Condominiums. Specifically coach homes, sometimes called manor homes, which appear in the MLS under the structure type manor home, coach house, or villa. Each is a one-level home on either the first or second floor of a low-rise building, with its own attached one-car garage and in-unit laundry, and a small number of units sharing a common main entry. Despite the name, there are no detached single-family estates here.
- What do the monthly assessments cover, and what do I still pay for?
- The association's assessment covers common insurance, exterior building maintenance, grounds and lawn care, trash service, and snow removal. You pay your own gas, electric, and water, and you are responsible for everything inside your unit including the furnace, air conditioner, water heater, and appliances. Get the current budget, reserve study, and any special assessment history from the seller's disclosure before you close.
- What schools serve Heatherwood Estates?
- Elementary and junior high fall under Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54, with Albert Einstein Elementary and Jane Addams Junior High named on records for homes here. High school falls under Township High School District 211, with Hoffman Estates High School listed on unit-level records. Schaumburg is split among several districts and boundaries run close to this neighborhood, so confirm the assignment for the specific address with both districts before you write an offer.
- Who built the community and when?
- Pasquinelli, the longtime Chicago-area builder, developed Heatherwood Estates with homes dating from roughly 1990 through 1997. Original Pasquinelli plan names carried on the subdivision include the Oxford and York two-bedroom layouts and larger Concord, Essex, and Regency plans, which is why unit sizes vary from compact two-bedroom homes up past 1,400 square feet.
- How is the commute?
- Straightforward. Barrington Road runs along the edge of the community and takes you north to the I-90 interchange in about three miles, which is the route to the tollway and the O'Hare corridor. If you take the train, the Schaumburg station on Springinsguth Road and the Hanover Park station on Lake Street are both on Metra's Milwaukee District West line into Union Station, each a short drive away.
- What should I inspect or ask about before buying here?
- Three things. First, age: most buildings date to the early and mid 1990s, so check the furnace, air conditioner, water heater, windows, and the roof's remaining life. Second, the association: ask for the reserve study, the last two years of budgets and minutes, the special assessment history, and the rental policy, since an investor-heavy building can affect both financing and resale. Third, the specific unit: there are no basements and the common plans are compact, so walk the storage, the garage clearance, and where a second vehicle parks.
- Who is the real estate agent for Heatherwood Estates?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Heatherwood Estates in Schaumburg, 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 Heatherwood Estates specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
Your local agent
Joe knows Heatherwood Estates
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.
- Licensed Illinois broker
- Comp-driven pricing
- Schaumburg specialist
- Honest local market take
- Brokerocity
Market snapshot
Heatherwood Estates, 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
$267,400
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$289,500
Homes for sale right now
2
Avg time on market
4 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 August 16, 2025 through August 16, 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 Heatherwood Estates
Where Heatherwood Estates homes go to school
Homes in Heatherwood Estates are most often zoned to Hoffman Estates 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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