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Woodbridge

The Irvine village built around two lakes, where the first homes went by lottery in 1976

A white wooden footbridge crosses blue South Lake, with trees, rooftops and snowcapped mountains on the horizon under a clear sky
Photo: Jim Strasma, Unsplash License
Median askingWoodbridge$1.09M21 for sale
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Woodbridge, in short.

Woodbridge is the central Irvine village the Irvine Company built around two man-made lakes, North Lake and South Lake, starting in 1975. When the first 350 homes went on sale in 1976, about 10,000 people entered the lottery for them. Today the Woodbridge Village Association counts 9,639 homes on about 1,700 acres between Irvine Center Drive, Culver Drive, Jeffrey Road and the 405, in ZIP codes 92604 and 92614. Each lake has a private beach club with a swim lagoon, and the association runs 22 pools and 23 tennis courts. Homes are 1970s to 1990s houses, condos and townhomes. As of September 2026, active listings ran from about $735,000 for a townhome to about $2.8 million for a house.

Woodbridge by the numbers.

  • 6,670Population
  • 66%Homeowner-occupiedoccupied homes
  • 64%Bachelor's degree or higherage 25+
  • $4,050/moMedian asking rentCurrent MLS listings
  • $142,905Median household income
  • 45.1Median age

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2019–2023; neighborhood facts compiled by The Slava House.

The village built around two lakes

Central Irvine, laid out so nobody has to drive to a pool.

Woodbridge is the village most people picture when they think of Irvine. The Irvine Company started building it in 1975 in the middle of the city, on land between Irvine Center Drive, Culver Drive, Jeffrey Road and the 405. The grand opening came in June 1976, and on the first day of sales about 10,000 would-be buyers entered a lottery for the first 350 homes.

The plan splits the village into four quadrants, and each smaller neighborhood inside them has its own park. The Irvine Company's goal was for every resident to live within a five-minute walk of a park, a pool, or a lake. The two lakes sit in the middle, each crossed by a wooden footbridge, and those bridges gave the village its name.

Fifty years on, the numbers are big. The Woodbridge Village Association counts 9,639 homes, about 30,000 residents, and roughly 1,700 acres, and every owner is a member. Homes run from two-bedroom condos to houses on the water, and everyone shares the same lakes and pools.

Red honeysuckle flowers fill the foreground; across the water stands a row of white two-story lakefront homes under a blue sky
Honeysuckle in bloom on the South Lake shore, with lakefront homes across the waterPhoto: Jim Strasma, Unsplash License
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Woodbridge compared with all of Irvine.

Woodbridge asks 32% less than Irvine as a whole.

A square foot in Woodbridge costs 3% more than across Irvine.

Listings in Woodbridge have been on the market 10 days longer than across Irvine.

What’s for sale

57% of the homes for sale in Woodbridge are condos.

  • Condo57%12 homes
  • Single-family24%5 homes
  • Townhouse19%4 homes

Homes for sale in Woodbridge are 38% smaller than across Irvine.

Each card sets the median in Woodbridge against all of Irvine. The arrow on a card lists every Irvine neighborhood we cover. Asking prices for homes on the market right now inside each mapped area, not sale prices. Updated October 17, 2026, 10:00 AM PT

Homes for sale in Woodbridge

21 active listings in the mapped area

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Where to eat, shop, and explore in Woodbridge

The restaurants, cafes, shops, parks, and landmarks that give Woodbridge its everyday character, most within a short walk.

10 places

Pick one and I’ll show you where it is.

  1. Beach20 min walk

    The private beach club at 10 Stone Creek South: a sand lagoon with slides and rock islands beside North Lake, open for swimming from about Memorial Day weekend to mid-September.

  2. Beach5 min walk

    The second private beach club, at 2 Blue Lake South, with its own swim lagoon, sand volleyball, and fire pits that stay open after the lagoon closes for the season.

  3. Shopping15 min walk

    The Irvine Company center on Barranca Parkway along the south shore of North Lake, renovated for about $30 million, with a lakeside patio, a cinema, and cafes.

  4. Restaurant15 min walk

    A sandwich shop at 4736 Barranca Parkway in Woodbridge Village Center, with tables a short walk from the lake.

  5. Coffee15 min walk

    An organic coffee roaster's cafe at 4632 Barranca Parkway in the Village Center, with patio seating near North Lake.

  6. Restaurant15 min walk

    A build-your-own pizza counter with a craft-beer wall, casual dinner before a movie next door.

  7. Nightlife15 min walk

    A five-screen AMC at 4626 Barranca Parkway, inside the Village Center, so a movie night doesn't mean driving to the Spectrum.

  8. Park10 min walk

    A 22-acre city park at 20 Lake Road, open to the public, with eight lighted pickleball courts, three lighted racquetball courts, basketball, and an amphitheater.

  9. Recreation5 min walk

    The association's tennis club at 500 Springbrook South, near South Lake, part of the 23 tennis courts Woodbridge residents share.

  10. Recreation · Nearby25 min walk

    Irvine's first public course, 18 holes opened in 1964, across the 405 and Culver Drive from South Lake.

The two lakes and the swim lagoons

What the water is, and what residents can actually do on it.

North Lake was filled in 1976 and South Lake in 1980. Both are shallow, about 5 feet on average and 8 feet at the deepest point, with clay bottoms. North Lake is the bigger of the two by volume, about 76.7 million gallons against 61.4 million for South Lake, according to the association. Domestic water lines feed them, and runoff from the surrounding greenbelts tops them up. The planners gave the shoreline 11 different edges, from sand beach and rocky shore to lawn, docks, and a gazebo, and kept a path around the water open to every resident.

Nobody swims in the lakes; the rules don't allow it. Swimming happens in the two lagoons at North Lake Beach Club and South Lake Beach Club, pools beside the lakes with sand beaches, water slides, rock islands, and lifeguards. The lagoons open around Memorial Day weekend and close in mid-September, when they're drained until the next summer. The beach clubs stay open year-round for restrooms, sand volleyball, and, at South Lake, fire pits.

On the lakes themselves, residents rent the association's boats with a boat pass ($10 buys four half-hour rides) or register their own boat. Fishing is allowed daily from dawn to 10 p.m. with an association permit, and the lakes are stocked with bass, catfish, and crappie. The lakes, lagoons, and beach clubs are private: they're for Woodbridge residents and their guests, up to five per household without extra fees. A house on the water sells at the top of the village's range, but a condo owner three blocks back swims in the same lagoon.

North Lake and its landmark pavilion in Woodbridge
North Lake, the heart of the northern half of the villagePhoto: Timothy Gu, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • North Lake (filled 1976) and South Lake (1980): about 5 feet deep on average, no swimming
  • Swim lagoons with slides at both beach clubs, open about Memorial Day to mid-September
  • Rental boats and permit fishing for residents; lakes and clubs are private

From condos to houses on the water

One association for everybody, plus a second set of dues on most condos and townhomes.

Most of Woodbridge went up between the late 1970s and the mid-1990s, and active listings in September 2026 had build years from 1976 to 1996. The stock mixes detached houses on small lots, condos, townhomes, and apartment communities, plus the lakefront houses, some with decks that hang over the water.

As of September 25, 2026, active listings in and around the village started at about $735,000 for a two-bedroom townhome. Condos mostly asked $800,000 to $1.35 million, detached houses about $1.65 million to $1.9 million, and the top listing was near $2.8 million. Those are asking prices, not closed sales.

Every owner pays the Woodbridge Village Association, which runs the lakes, lagoons, pools, and courts. On September 2026 listings, detached houses mostly showed $147 to $157 a month in dues. Condos and townhomes usually add a sub-association for their own tract, and their listed dues ran about $300 to $690. Woodbridge doesn't appear on the City of Irvine's list of Mello-Roos and assessment districts, but school-district taxes are a separate list, so read the county tax bill for the exact parcel.

Vertical view through tree branches to South Lake, with a park bench, rounded boulders and ornamental grasses on the shore
A bench, boulders and shade on the South Lake shore in WoodbridgePhoto: Sven Piper, Unsplash License
  • Late-1970s to mid-1990s houses, condos, townhomes, and lakefront homes
  • September 2026 asking prices: about $735,000 to $2.8 million
  • Master dues on every home, sub-association dues on most attached homes

Seven public schools inside Woodbridge

The Village Center on North Lake has coffee and a movie theater, and school is a short walk away.

Woodbridge Village Center sits on the south shore of North Lake along Barranca Parkway. The Irvine Company put about $30 million into renovating it, and it now has a lakeside patio, AMC Woodbridge 5, Sessions West Coast Deli, The Lost Bean, and The Pizza Press. Mike Ward Community Park, a 22-acre city park at 20 Lake Road, adds eight lighted pickleball courts, three lighted racquetball courts, basketball, and an amphitheater.

Irvine Unified has seven campuses inside the village: Stone Creek, Eastshore, Meadow Park, and Springbrook elementary schools, Lakeside and South Lake middle schools, and Woodbridge High on Meadowbrook. Assignments follow IUSD attendance areas, and when a campus is full the district can place new students at another school. Run the exact address through IUSD's School Locator before you count on a school.

The 405 runs along the village's south edge, and the Irvine Spectrum, UC Irvine, and John Wayne Airport are each about 4 miles away in a straight line. The streets closest to the freeway get the noise, so I walk a block at rush hour before a client writes an offer there.

The fountain on South Lake in Woodbridge, Irvine
The South Lake fountain, the village's other water heartPhoto: Stewartcc, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Village Center on North Lake: cinema, deli, coffee, pizza
  • Seven IUSD campuses inside the village, including Woodbridge High
  • Central location; freeway noise on the southern edge

How the Woodbridge market works

Inside the village, what's next to the house does most of the pricing.

Woodbridge sells to a wider range of buyers than most Irvine villages, because the same village can mean a $750,000 townhome or a $2.8 million house. In September 2026, condos and townhomes made up most of the active listings, and detached houses were the scarcer product.

After size and condition, position sets the price. A lot on the water, a house backing onto a greenbelt, or a short walk to a lagoon draws more interest than a unit on an arterial or near the 405. Most houses are 40 to 50 years old, so remodel status opens a wide gap between homes that look alike on paper.

Add up the monthly number before you compare prices: master dues, any sub-association, and the tax bill. With Woodbridge clients I pick the school and the quadrant first, and only then look at how close the house is to a lake.

North Lake at dusk with a lit pyramid-roofed pavilion and shoreline lights reflected in still water, a thin crescent moon above
Blue hour on North Lake, with the pavilion lit and lights along the shorePhoto: woolennium, CC BY 2.0
  • Condos and townhomes dominate supply; detached houses are scarcer
  • Water, greenbelt, and lagoon proximity set the premium
  • Compare the full monthly cost: master dues, sub-association, tax bill

More Woodbridge facts

  • 1976Opening dayAbout 10,000 people entered a lottery for the first 350 homes
  • 9,639HomesAbout 30,000 residents on roughly 1,700 acres
  • 2LakesNorth Lake filled in 1976, South Lake in 1980
  • 5 ft avgLake depth8 feet at the deepest point; no swimming in the lakes
  • 22 + 23Pools & courtsAssociation pools and tennis courts, plus 2 swim lagoons
  • 92604 · 92614ZIP codesNorth and south halves of the village

Rentals in Woodbridge

10 active rentals in the mapped area

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Questions & answers

Yes, if you want central Irvine with schools inside the village and lakes and pools you share with the neighbors. Woodbridge has two man-made lakes with private swim lagoons, 22 association pools, 23 tennis courts, and seven IUSD campuses within its borders. The catch: most homes are 40 to 50 years old, most attached homes pay master and sub-association dues, and the streets near the 405 hear the freeway.

Explore near Woodbridge

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Written by Slava Ploshkin, Realtor ·

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