Mayfair and Windsor Highlands, Homewood: homes and schools

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the Homewood Historic Preservation Commission’s neighborhoods tour, the city’s comprehensive plan update, the city’s address and school zone map layers, the state’s report card, Homewood Parks, Zillow Research and OpenStreetMap.

Mayfair and Windsor Highlands are the residential streets in the middle of Homewood, south of downtown, running from Oxmoor Road down to Lakeshore Drive and Samford University. Several city places are inside or on the edge of the area: the Homewood Public Library at 1721 Oxmoor Road, Overton Park and the Saulter Road pocket park are all inside or on the edge of the area.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Homewood High, for every Homewood address. Elementary is split between Edgewood and Shades Cahaba; check the school locator map.
• Home value: $536,460 in ZIP 35209 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest I-65 exit: exit 256, Oxmoor Road, to the west.

Part of our Homewood neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The Historic Preservation Commission’s driving tour groups “Lakeshore, Mayfair and Windsor” as Ward 4 of Homewood’s five historic wards. The draft growth and conservation map in the city’s July 22, 2026, comprehensive plan workshop (PDF) names both Windsor Highlands and Mayfair among the established residential areas in its “Areas to Protect,” where changes would be “sensitive to the scale, rhythm, and design of surrounding homes.” OpenStreetMap marks both as named places. The plan is still a draft.

On this page the area is the north part of the city’s Ward 4 in its five-ward map layer, north of about Saulter Road and Lakeshore Drive. The streets with the most address points are Glenwood Drive, Ridge Road, Wellington Road, Saulter Road, Roseland Drive, Edgewood Boulevard, Kenilworth Drive, Kensington Road and Windsor Boulevard. In the city’s address map, 96% of the 1,145 address points use ZIP code 35209; a group of addresses on Lakeshore Drive uses 35210. All are inside city limits.

Schools

This is how the 1,145 address points split in the city’s school zone layer on Oct. 17. Grades are from the state’s 2024-25 report card.

The zone line runs through the area, so two houses a few blocks apart can go to different elementary schools. Check one address with the district’s school locator map, which the district says is not legally binding, and confirm with residency and enrollment at 205-870-2011. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 35209 was $536,460 in September 2026, up 6.70% from $502,785 in September 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. It covers the whole ZIP code, which takes in most of Homewood, so it does not separate Mayfair from the rest of the city. Zillow publishes no figure for 35210 in this data. The citywide Homewood figure was $568,543, up 6.59%. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

• Overton Park, 1920 Mayfair Drive: a pavilion, open sunrise to sunset, according to Homewood Parks. Its pavilion can be rented.
• Saulter Road pocket park: a small playground with swings and a spinner was planned after a grant came through in December 2024, the city said.
• Central Park, 1632 Oxmoor Road, just north: the Central Pool, a large playground, an amphitheater and walking paths.
• Shades Creek Greenway, south across Lakeshore Drive, reached from the soccer park at 1800 S. Lakeshore Drive.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Interstate 65: exit 256, Oxmoor Road, to the west, by the exit numbers in OpenStreetMap.
• U.S. 31: MAX Route 31, Highway 31 South, runs along U.S. 31 on the area’s east side, between downtown Birmingham, Vestavia Hills and Hoover.
• City Hall: about 1 mile from the middle of the area by road.
• Airport: about 8.3 miles to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Both are road distances measured on the OpenStreetMap network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• MAX On-Demand: rides anywhere in the city limits for $1.50 a trip, in the MAX Connect app.

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap shows no supermarket inside the area. The nearest are:

• Piggly Wiggly, 3000 Montgomery Highway, on the east side, closed since Dec. 31, 2025, for a rebuild; the city said it was expected to reopen by the end of 2026
• CVS Pharmacy, 3030 Independence Drive
• Publix, 411 Green Springs Highway, to the west

How we drew this area

Mayfair and Windsor Highlands are named by the Historic Preservation Commission’s tour, the draft comprehensive plan map and OpenStreetMap. Their edges here are ours: the north part of Ward 4 in the city’s five-ward map layer, north of about Saulter Road and Lakeshore Drive. School shares are from every city address point inside those edges, checked Oct. 17, 2026. Store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What elementary school is Mayfair in Homewood zoned for?

It is split between two. Of the city’s address points in Mayfair and Windsor Highlands as we drew it, 53% are zoned for Edgewood Elementary and 47% for Shades Cahaba Elementary. All go to Homewood Middle and Homewood High.

Is Mayfair in Homewood a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Mayfair and Windsor Highlands are residential streets between downtown Homewood and Lakeshore Drive in ZIP 35209, with Overton Park and the Homewood Public Library. Homewood High earned an A (94) on the state’s 2024-25 report card, and Zillow put the typical home value in 35209 at $536,460 in September 2026.

Where is Overton Park in Homewood?

At 1920 Mayfair Drive. It has a pavilion and is open sunrise to sunset, according to Homewood Parks.

Where is the Homewood Public Library?

At 1721 Oxmoor Road, on the north edge of the Mayfair and Windsor Highlands area, according to OpenStreetMap.