Livorna Estates, Walnut Creek

Livorna Estates sits on the southern edge of Walnut Creek, along Livorna Road toward Alamo, backing up against Sugarloaf Open Space. Downtown Walnut Creek is a few minutes north. Neighborhood edges vary from one source to the next.

Some Livorna Estates homes have Walnut Creek mailing addresses and some have Alamo addresses, and county records list many of them as unincorporated Contra Costa County rather than the City of Walnut Creek. Before you buy, check whether a particular address is inside city limits, since that decides whether the City or the county handles permits and planning.

At a glance: In the 12 months through September 2026, the median sale price of a single-family home in Livorna Estates was $1,745,000, across 11 sales. Homes sold for about 103.9% of their list price, and the middle sale took 12 days on the market.

Mostly single-story California ranch homes on flat lots that typically run from about a third of an acre to nearly half an acre, larger than in most Walnut Creek neighborhoods. Many have been extensively remodeled with open, updated floor plans. A homeowners association, the Paddock Hills Homeowners Association, oversees the neighborhood's CC&Rs (the recorded rules for the homes) and offers guidance on major home and landscape changes.

What should you look for in a Livorna Estates home? Homes from the 1960s and 1970s are old enough that the basics deserve a close look: the electrical panel, the plumbing, the roof, and the foundation. Ask about past additions and remodels, whether they had permits, and whether those permits came from the City or the county. Read the CC&Rs before you plan changes to the home or yard. There's no ordinance requiring a sewer lateral certificate in Walnut Creek, however a sewer lateral inspection is recommended.

Yes. The Livorna Estates Pool Club, on Trotter Way, was established in 1970. It has a six-lane main pool and a baby pool, with trained lifeguards, and it is open from May through early October. It is home to the Livorna Dolphins, a summer swim team for swimmers ages 4 through 18 that competes in the Diablo Community Swim League. Pool membership and the swim team are separate from the homeowners association. Use of the pool outside team practice is for pool members.

Interstate 680 is minutes away, running north to downtown Walnut Creek and the Walnut Creek BART station and south toward Danville and San Ramon.

Buyers who look at Livorna Estates are usually drawn to its large, flat lots, its single-story ranch homes, the open space next door, the pool club and swim team, and quick access to Interstate 680.

Tanja Odzak knows what to check in a home from the 1960s and 1970s, from the electrical panel to the sewer line, and how a sale works whether the address is inside Walnut Creek or in the county. If you're weighing a move to Livorna Estates, that's worth a conversation.