Home / Recently Sold / Darien
Closed · For Sale
$1,650,000
Asked $1,595,000 · Sold 2025-11-21

8 Forest Road, Darien, Connecticut 06820

4 beds 3 baths 2,707 sq ft Single Family For Sale Built 1961
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About this home

Incredible value in one of Darien's most-loved neighborhoods! 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms with 2,707 square feet of space. Walk to Holmes School, Middlesex Middle School, Darien High School and Noroton Heights train and shopping. Improvements include: fully fenced backyard, new gas range, new dishwasher, refinished hardwood floors and kitchen cabinets, new driveway with Belgium blocks and curb, epoxy garage flooring, entire interior and exterior painted, new kitchen backsplash, new floor in family room and 2020 Trane gas furnace. House was gutted in 2001 with new Marvin windows and sliders, new electrical, plumbing and mechanicals plus the addition of 735 square feet. Cozy-up for fall with two wood burning fireplaces and watch the sun set from the picture-perfect window seat. Sliders from both dining room and breakfast nook open to private patio. Woodland Park is next door with 60 acres of trails and natural habitat. Move-in ready and just in time for the holidays! Exterior and kitchen "virtually" painted white.

Status
Closed
Type
Single Family For Sale
Price
$1,650,000
Beds
4
Baths
3
Interior
2,707 sq ft
Lot
0.28 ac
Year Built
1961
MLS #
24126437
ZIP
06820
Days on Market
38
Heat
Natural Gas · Hot Air
Cooling
Central Air
Water
Public Water Connected
Sewer
Public Sewer Connected
Parking
Attached Garage (1-car)
Laundry
Lower Level
Flood Zone
No

Flood risk: check the FEMA flood map for this address.

Schools

Elementary
Holmes
Middle / Jr High
Middlesex
High School
Darien

Taxes

Property tax
$15,480 (July 2025-June 2026)
Assessed value
$1,000,020

Interior

Appliances
Gas Range, Refrigerator, Freezer, Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer
Basement
Full
Attic
Unfinished, Storage Space, Floored, Pull-Down Stairs
Fireplaces
2
Total rooms
9

Building & Exterior

Style
Raised Ranch
Roof
Asphalt Shingle
Siding
Clapboard
Exterior features
Patio
Foundation
Concrete
New construction
No/Resale

Lot & Land

Zoning
R13
Lot
On Cul-De-Sac
Waterfront
Beach Rights, Water Community

Energy

Energy features
Programmable Thermostat

What's nearby

Grocery
Palmer's Market0.71 mi away
Also nearby
ShopRite0.75 mi away
Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy1.45 mi away
Train
Noroton Heights Station0.7 mi awayMetro-North Railroad
Bus stop
Heights Rd @ 310 Heights Rd0.7 mi away
Elementary
Holmes
Middle
Middlesex
High school
Darien
~1.1 miPalmer's Market — 0.71 miShopRite — 0.75 miCVS Pharmacy — 1.45 miNoroton Heights — 0.7 miHeights Rd @ 310 Heights Rd — 0.7 mi
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Listing & sale history

Every time this exact home has come to market in the MLS data this site tracks. Where a sale closed, the recorded sale price is shown; "asking" marks a price the home was listed at rather than what it sold for.

2025-11-21Sold — $1,650,000 asked $1,595,000 (this listing)MLS 24126437

Public record

From the Darien assessor's public property record. These figures describe the property as the town has it on file and can differ from the listing — a finished basement or an addition may not be reflected in the assessor's living area.

Year built1961
Living area2,707 sq ft
Total rooms9
Lot size0.26 acres
Stories1
HeatSPLIT LEVEL
ExteriorFRAME
Assessed value$995,470
Town appraisal$1,422,100
Listing courtesy of Houlihan Lawrence — Sara Hesli · (203) 655-8238

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