1801 Yaupon Valley Rd, West Lake Hills, TX 78746

Uniquely tucked away, this private home is beautifully situated in the hills of the desirable West Lake Hills community. A winding pathway leads you through a screen of native landscaping to reveal a charming and elegant retreat. This traditional home, custom built in the French country style, is in perfect balance with the lovingly tended gardens that surround it. This unique home was comprehensively renovated in 2020 and has a depth of architectural detail including a century-old front door sourced from France, vaulted ceilings with exposed beams and solid oak plank floors. The main floor of this refined home features a formal living and dining area and an open concept living space with a renovated kitchen, casual dining area, and inviting family room. The main level also includes a well appointed primary suite with a marble accented bathroom and access to a private outdoor shower. A secondary bedroom or office plus bathroom complete the main level. The second floor includes two additional bedrooms (each with their own vanity), a shared bathroom, a sitting room and an intimate screened porch. A few of the many recent updates include a Cedur shake roof (50 year warranty and extreme fire resistance), climate controlled greenhouse, upgraded electrical panel, new Kolbe windows with “vanishing” screens and a comprehensive irrigation system. The architecture allows for a seamless flow between indoor and out, and creates a variety of exterior courtyards, patios and living areas that are ideal sanctuary-spaces for relaxing and entertaining. The outdoor entertaining area includes a serene koi pond and a custom built pool with designer tile accents and a stainless steel hot tub with therapeutic jets. The 2020 pool and hot tub additions both operate with app based smart home technology. This one acre property is a reflection of the owners dedicated stewardship, honoring the unique beauty of the land through thoughtful and balanced landscape design.

Westlake Hills is an incorporated city in Austin's 78746 ZIP code, five minutes west of downtown via Bee Caves Road. Eanes ISD - ranked #1 in Texas by Niche 2026 - draws most buyers. Median home price $2.4M, with estates from $1.2M updates to $10M+ hilltop compounds.

Roughly 1,000 total homes sit on wooded lots averaging half an acre to two acres, spread across the hills south of the Colorado River. Lost Creek, Davenport Ranch, The Oaks, and Bee Caves Woods each have a different character - from 1970s ranches on established lots to new-build Hill Country Contemporary estates with 20-foot ceilings and limestone facades.

The housing stock is in a generational transition. Original 1970s-80s ranch homes sell as teardowns at $1-2M for land alone, replaced by $3-8M contemporary builds. At any given time, 25-30 homes are actively listed. Inventory is tight, and a meaningful share of deals happen off-market through agent networks.

What defines daily life here: morning coffee at Swedish Hill, school drop-off at Eanes Elementary or Bridge Point, a trail run at Wild Basin Preserve, and dinner at Sway or Las Palomas without crossing MoPac. This is a quiet neighborhood built around schools and outdoor access, not nightlife or walkable retail. The people who live here chose it for exactly that trade-off.