Happy Valley neighborhood, Country Lane neighborhood – west San Jose

In west San Jose with the 95129 zip code, near the borders of Saratoga, Cupertino, and Campbell, you’ll find the much beloved Happy Valley neighborhood. The nearby school, which is highly regarded, is Country Lane Elementary, so the area is also known as the Country Lane neighborhood. This is a quiet pocket of understated but very comfortable ranch style homes on lovely tree lined streets.

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Where is the Country Lane or Happy Valley neighborhood?

The Country Lane or Happy Valley neighborhood is bordered by Doyle Road, Saratoga Avenue, Prospect Road, and Lawrence Expressway. It is almost shaped like a triangle – but not quite. At the southern tip of the area is a commercial complex with a number of shops, restaurants, a hardware store, and much more. Just across Saratoga Avenue from there is Westgate, and “kitty corner” is El Paseo de Saratoga (with movie theaters as well as stores and restaurants). Prospect has more shops, including a See’s Candies, a car wash, eateries, you name it.

How is the commute from this part of West San Jose? What’s nearby?

Depending on where you live in the Country Lane or Happy Valley community, it is about 1.5 miles to either Highway 280 or Highway 85, but you may find that you can commute via Saratoga Avenue, Lawrence Expressway, or San Tomas Expressway. Look at the map, below, to notice how very convenient this location is!

From this area, it may be a comfortable stroll or bike ride to a number of shops and eateries.

In addition to offering a fantastic commute location, a neighborhood school which is high ranking, and easy shopping and dining, please notice that along the Lawrence Expressway there’s quite a bit of green. This convenient area also boasts the large and beautiful Saratoga Creek Park.

Saratoga Creek Park

Saratoga Creek Park includes a fitness trail, public restrooms, a playground, picnic areas, and even a dog play area. You can read more about the park on the city of San Jose’s webpage about it (and its rules): Saratoga Creek Park.

What are homes like in the Country Lane or Happy Valley neighborhood?

This lovely area is composed of several different subdivisions (see below), with different builders and different building start dates. Most of the homes, though, are single family homes (detached houses),  originally and mostly still ranch style.  There are a few multi family properties (duplexes) or condo units, but not many in comparison to the houses.

The houses were originally between 1000 and 2000 SF in most cases, set on lot sizes of around  7000 to 8000 SF. A few were constructed in the late forties, but more typical is late 50s to early 60s – an era in which today’s buyers will be happy to find hardwood flooring as one of the typical amenities of that day. Some are very original while others have been expanded out or up. Most of the streets are lined with full, mature trees.

Details on the Happy Valley or Country Lane subdivisions

Below is a list map of all homes actively listed, pending, and sold on the MLS in the last two years. Or further down, browse by map.

See all Happy Valley Neighborhood including Country Lane in San Jose, CA.
(all data current as of 9/29/2023)

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