Encino is an upscale suburban neighborhood in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. Outdoor recreation is plentiful. The
Santa Monica Mountains to the south provide a glorious backdrop to picturesque and peaceful Encino. Encino’s approximate population of 43,000 ranks it among the lowest in population densities for Los Angeles.
Encino Homes For Sale
Homes for sale in Encino range in price from $700,000 to $7 million and above. The median home value is approximately $900,000.
Condos, and townhomes range 225 - 850,000. a few parcels of land for sale between 750,000 and 2 million. Occasionally there is a
multi family investment property.
Encino Shopping, Dining, & Entertainment
The family-friendly residential areas are within a walk or short drive to a wide array of delights on
Ventura Boulevard, which serves as an extended shopping, primping, and dining district. Eateries run the gamut from local delicacies to chain restaurants and quick-serve favorites.
Katsu-Ya is one of the top sushi bars in the San Fernando Valley.
Nightlife in Encino tends to be elegant and laidback. The
Red Room Food and Wine Bar has live music and
The Spot serves premium hookah and stays open late.
Encino grocery stores include
Ralphs,
Trader Joe’s, and
Gelson’s,
Sabzee Mediterranean Market provides the neighborhood with Persian specialty items.
The Tapia Brothers farm sits in the middle of Encino by
Balboa Park and sells its fresh produce at the farm's outdoor fruit stand. There’s a pumpkin patch for Halloween and Christmas Trees in December. The
Encino Farmers Market opens its doors on the north side of Balboa Park every Sunday morning.
Independent film lovers from all over Southern California head to Encino to view specialty films at the
Laemmle Theaters in
Encino Commons or at the nearby
ArcLight Cinemas.
Encino Recreation
Balboa Park, technically Anthony C. Beilenson Park, is part of The Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area — a large area with a wildlife reserve,
Lake Balboa,
The Japanese Garden, multiple golf courses, tennis, volleyball, and basketball courts, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, bike paths. The recreation area also has archery and the best cricket set-up the United States has to offer.
The
Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park has 6.5 acres of leash-free dog area, a 0.5-acre small dog area, and an on-leash picnic area.
Libbet Park is a small pocket park where dogs run free.
The
Sepulveda Garden Center is a community garden area in Encino, with 16 acres of land and 420 garden plots.
5-acre
Los Encinos State Historic Park features historic buildings, a small museum, a natural spring, a pond, and picnic grounds.
Encino Park features a basketball court and a couple of tennis courts and is home each year to the free folk music festival put on by the
California Traditional Music Society.The
Encino Velodrome has provided an outdoor bicycle racing track since 1963.
Convenient Location
Highway 101, or the
Ventura Freeway, cuts right through the neighborhood to connect you to Santa Barbara or downtown Los Angeles, and
Interstate 405 on the east side and connects Encino with Orange County, Santa Clarita Valley, and
Westside Los Angeles.
