Lake Sherwood Homes for Sale in Thousand Oaks

Lake Sherwood at a glance

• County land, Thousand Oaks mail: Lake Sherwood, CA homes for sale typically carry a Thousand Oaks 91361 mailing address, but the Census places Lake Sherwood in unincorporated Ventura County.
• A planned lake community: The County’s Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley Area Plan, adopted in 1987, draws a community of about 1,990 acres around a 154-acre man-made lake and caps it at 630 dwelling units, outside two planning units.
• Golf course as a land use: The County counts about 660 residences and the Lake Sherwood Country Club here, and the area plan has the golf course irrigate mainly with reclaimed water.
• Very High zone on the state map: CAL FIRE’s State Responsibility Area map puts the Census area of Lake Sherwood in a Very High fire hazard zone; confirm each parcel. State law there calls for defensible space to 100 feet from a structure, stopping at the lot line.

The lake, the dam and utilities

The City’s General Plan lists Lake Sherwood as a lake for private recreation, and a 2024 state Division of Safety of Dams notice names the Sherwood Valley Homeowners Association as owner of Lake Sherwood Dam. The area plan requires the lake and dam parcel to go to an entity with CC&Rs that keep both maintained and protect existing owners’ lake use rights as legally established, so check the title report and recorded CC&Rs for a lot’s lake rights. Dam repairs are to be funded through CC&Rs or association rules, and the plan directs the County Sheriff to keep a dam-failure evacuation plan.

Ventura County Waterworks District No. 38 provides water, and the Triunfo Water & Sanitation District handles wastewater. In a 2023 County staff report, three new houses on lake-visible lots in the Scenic Resources Protection overlay each needed a planned development permit.

Lake Sherwood questions, answered

How close did the 2018 Woolsey Fire come to Lake Sherwood?

CAL FIRE’s mapped perimeter for the Woolsey Fire, which started November 8, 2018, passes within a mile of the Census boundary of Lake Sherwood without crossing it, so check the perimeter map and the parcel’s fire zone. As of 2026, Ventura County Fire’s Ordinance 34 requires sellers in High or Very High zones to hand buyers proof of defensible-space compliance; its inspections typically take 7 to 10 days.

Who reviews a new house or an addition here?

The County of Ventura, under the area plan and County zoning. The plan caps multi-family buildings at four units and requires non-combustible roofs and siding on homes in High fire hazard areas. Compare all Thousand Oaks homes for sale, luxury homes and Westlake Village listings; a Thousand Oaks real estate agent can pull the plan map for a lot.