Baton Rouge, Louisiana · East Baton Rouge Parish · 70815
What is my home in Sherwood Forest worth?
A Sherwood Forest home is worth what recent sales of comparable homes in the neighborhood support, matched by size, layout, updates and lot. Sherwood Forest is along Sherwood Forest Boulevard between Florida Boulevard and Old Hammond Highway in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish (70815). Baton Rouge's median sale price was $269,000 over July through September 2026 (ROAM MLS); over the 12 months through September 2026, 42 homes in Sherwood Forest sold for a median of $251,000 (ROAM MLS).
Reviewed by Nicole Gaudet, REALTOR®
Updated October 3, 2026
Sherwood Forest
Where Sherwood Forest is, and what is there
Sherwood Forest is in east Baton Rouge, inside city limits. The Advocate places the neighborhood's former golf course on either side of Sherwood Forest Boulevard between Old Hammond Highway and Florida Boulevard. Recent listing records in the Sherwood Forest subdivision describe single-family homes such as a 1.5-story brick ranch built in 1978 on a 0.28-acre lot and a two-story home built in 1971 on a 0.31-acre lot.
Sources: The Advocate, Sherwood Forest golf course and Jones Creek; listing record, E Sheraton Dr; listing record, Warwick Ave; U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (Baton Rouge city, East Baton Rouge Parish, ZIP 70815).
Golf course and drainage
The old golf course and the Jones Creek detention project
Buyers ask about the open land in the middle of the neighborhood. Here is what the public record says.
Business Report wrote in 2019 that the 86-acre Sherwood Forest golf course closed in 2013, and that a proposed subdivision on the land drew neighborhood opposition. In August 2021 the Louisiana Watershed Initiative awarded $6 million, with a $3.27 million city-parish match, to buy about 65 acres of the former course for a Jones Creek detention area holding about 210,000 cubic yards of stormwater. The Advocate reported it is expected to lower upstream flood levels by up to 6 inches. The city-parish stormwater site lists the project in design and notes the land could also serve as a park.
Ask us for the project's current status when you list; buyers will.
Sources: Business Report, July 2019; WBRZ, August 2021; The Advocate; City of Baton Rouge stormwater, LWI projects.
Pricing
What decides a price in an established subdivision
In an established subdivision, updates do most of the pricing work. Two homes of the same size can sell far apart.
What moves the number
- Layout and size, compared like with like: one-story against one-story, two-story against two-story
- Kitchen and bath updates, flooring
- Roof, HVAC and plumbing age
- Lot size and what the lot backs up to
What to watch
- Flood history and flood insurance questions come early; have answers in writing
- Know your FEMA zone by address, not by neighborhood
- Older systems show up in inspection; price for them or fix them first
- Gather receipts for past updates before listing
The numbers
Sherwood Forest, and the market around it
Sherwood Forest closed 42 home sales in the last 12 months, enough for a fair median. Your price still comes from the sales that match your house, not the median.
| Sherwood Forest, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 | Closed sales | Median sale price | Median $/sq ft | Middle half, $/sq ft | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Forest | 42 | $251,000 | $109 | $88–$127 | 35 | 99.9% |
| Area | Median sale price | vs. last year | Days on market | Sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge (city) | $269,000 | +5.5% | 30 | 97.2% |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | $275,000 | +4.2% | 32 | 97.4% |
These numbers describe the market you are selling into. Your price comes from the closed sales in Sherwood Forest that genuinely match your house, adjusted for size, condition and lot. We pull those and walk you through them address by address.
Source: ROAM MLS closed residential sales, July 1 – September 30, 2026, compared with the same period of 2025. Based on information from the ROAM MLS for the period 07/01/2026 through 09/30/2026. Updated monthly. Sherwood Forest figures: ROAM MLS closed sales recorded under the subdivision name “Sherwood Forest” in ZIP 70815, 10/01/2025 through 09/30/2026, homes with a recorded living area only. Based on information from the ROAM MLS for the period 10/01/2025 through 09/30/2026.
Tax and flood
Homestead and flood zone, before you list
Two things every Sherwood Forest seller should have answered before the first showing.
Homestead exemption
Homestead covers up to $75,000 of value on your primary home. The East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor puts the typical savings at about $750–$800 a year, depending on value and millage. Owners must own and occupy by December 31 of the tax year and file in person at the Main, Coursey or Central office. Once approved it does not need renewing unless the title changes, so your buyer files their own after closing.
Full filing rules by parish: our homestead exemption guide.
Flood zone
Louisiana's property disclosure asks for your flood zone and its source, any past flooding, flood insurance, elevation certificate and past flood claims.
FEMA's Flood Map Service Center shows the official zone for any address. Zones can differ from one street to the next, so look up your own address rather than going by the neighborhood. Pull the zone and any elevation certificate before listing, not during the inspection period.
What the zones mean for your buyer: flood zones and insurance guide, or check yours with the flood zone tool.
Sources: East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor, general information; FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Questions
Selling in Sherwood Forest, answered
Where is Sherwood Forest in Baton Rouge?
In east Baton Rouge along Sherwood Forest Boulevard, between Florida Boulevard and Old Hammond Highway. ZIP 70815, East Baton Rouge Parish, inside Baton Rouge city limits.
The Advocate; U.S. Census Bureau geocoder
What is happening with the old Sherwood Forest golf course?
The course closed in 2013. In 2021 the state and city-parish committed $9.27 million to buy about 65 acres of it for a Jones Creek detention area holding about 210,000 cubic yards of stormwater. The city-parish stormwater site lists the project in design.
Business Report; WBRZ; City of Baton Rouge stormwater
Will the Jones Creek detention project reduce flooding in Sherwood Forest?
The Advocate reported it is expected to lower upstream flood levels by up to 6 inches. That is a project estimate, not a promise for any one house. Disclose your own flood history accurately and look up your address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center.
The Advocate; FEMA
When were Sherwood Forest homes built?
Two recent listing records in the subdivision show a 1971 two-story home and a 1978 1.5-story brick ranch. Your own home's year built is on the parish assessor's record, and buyers will compare it with homes of a similar age.
Listing records
What is my home in Sherwood Forest worth?
It depends on closed sales of comparable homes in Sherwood Forest, matched by size, layout, updates and lot. Over the 12 months through September 2026, 42 homes in Sherwood Forest closed at a median of $251,000, about $109 per square foot of living area (ROAM MLS). For context, ROAM MLS medians for July through September 2026 were $269,000 for the city of Baton Rouge and $275,000 for East Baton Rouge Parish. Ask for a price opinion and we will show you the actual comparable sales.
ROAM MLS market data
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Parish and city market figures are ROAM MLS medians for July through September 2026 and are not a valuation of your home. Tax, flood and historic-district information is general, sourced to the parish assessor, the city-parish and FEMA, and is not legal, tax or insurance advice. This page is not affiliated with, endorsed by or published on behalf of any civic association, homeowners association, developer or builder named on it.