Hayes Barton, Raleigh NC: Neighborhood Guide and Homes for Sale

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Hayes Barton is a Raleigh neighborhood planned in 1920 by landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper and named for Hayes Barton, the English birthplace of Sir Walter Raleigh (National Register nomination, Hayes Barton Historic District). The Hayes Barton Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 2002. Wake County records show 425 homes inside the district boundary, 410 of them single-family, with a median of about 3,459 heated square feet on a median lot of 0.31 acres. The 14 recorded single-family sales from October 2025 through September 2026 had a median of $1,442,750.

Here is where Hayes Barton is, how the plat came together, what the homes and lots are like, recent sale prices and how to check school assignment.

Where Hayes Barton is

Hayes Barton is one of the neighborhoods around the Five Points intersection, northwest of downtown Raleigh and inside the Beltline. The National Register district is bounded roughly by Fairview Road on the north, Wade Avenue on the south, St. Mary's Street on the west and Scales Street and West Roanoke Park Drive (formerly Aycock Street) on the east (National Register nomination, Hayes Barton Historic District; Wikipedia). For the wider Five Points area, including Bloomsbury, Georgetown, Vanguard Park and Roanoke Park, see our Five Points guide.

Road distances from the Fetter House at 916 Cowper Drive (OpenStreetMap routing, October 2026):

  • Five Points intersection: 0.2 miles
  • Glenwood South: 1.3 miles
  • Village District shopping center: 1.5 miles
  • NC State Capitol, downtown Raleigh: 2.0 miles
  • NC State Memorial Belltower: 2.1 miles
  • North Hills: 3.3 miles
  • RDU Airport: 12.6 miles
  • Research Triangle Park: 15.0 miles

A short history

In 1919, Allen Brothers Realty, run by Dan, Frank and William Allen, agreed with B. Grimes Cowper and Mrs. B.P. Williamson to develop their farms north of Raleigh. The brothers hired landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper, whose work also includes Myers Park in Charlotte and Forest Hills in Durham, and NC State College professor Charles L. Mann drew the plat after surveying the land in the summer of 1920 (National Register nomination, Hayes Barton Historic District).

A Raleigh Times advertisement on November 13, 1920 introduced the Hayes Barton name. By 1921, sewer lines, sidewalks and paved streets reached the entire 175-acre tract. Draper's plan uses curving streets such as Jarvis and Iredell, and Potomac Park, a naturalistic park in the median between Cowper and Holt Drives, where many of the largest houses and lots are (National Register nomination, Hayes Barton Historic District).

The first house is believed to be the Fetter House at 916 Cowper Drive, from about 1920. Nearly half of the historic houses went up in the mid to late 1920s, and building continued through the Depression. Neighborhood landmarks include Underwood School (1926) on Glenwood Avenue, Hayes Barton United Methodist Church on Fairview Road and Wakestone, the Josephus Daniels house on Caswell Street (National Register nomination, Hayes Barton Historic District).

Homes in Hayes Barton

Georgian Revival is the most common style, alongside Dutch Colonial and Tudor Revival houses such as the C.V. York House at 1002 Cowper Drive. A Sears "Alhambra" kit house stands on St. Mary's Street. East of Glenwood Avenue, bungalows and Minimal Traditional houses are more common, and ranch houses from the mid-1950s appear on Iredell Drive. Architects William Deitrick and Thomas W. Cooper and builders Howard Satterfield and J.W. Coffey and Son worked here. Many lots keep their historic garages, and some duplexes have been converted to single homes (National Register nomination, Hayes Barton Historic District).

The nomination counted 579 resources, 459 of them contributing (National Register nomination, Hayes Barton Historic District). Across the 425 homes in the district today (Wake County property records, October 2026):

  • Year built: 1923 at the 10th percentile, 1935 median, 2005 at the 90th percentile. 152 homes date from the 1920s and 93 from the 1930s, and 59 were built in 2000 or later.
  • Heated area: 1,886 square feet at the 10th percentile, 3,459 median, 5,805 at the 90th percentile
  • Lot size: 0.18 acres at the 10th percentile, 0.31 median, 0.53 at the 90th percentile
  • Home types: 410 single-family homes and 15 duplexes

Recent sale prices

Wake County records show 14 single-family sales over $100,000 in the district from October 2025 through September 2026. The median was $1,442,750, the middle 80% ranged from about $1.1 million to $2.43 million, the lowest was $685,000 and the highest was $4,325,000. One of those sales was a home built in 2025 or later (Wake County property records).

HOA and historic status

We did not find a neighborhood-wide homeowners association in county records. The National Register listing recognizes the district's history. Hayes Barton is not one of Raleigh's General Historic Overlay Districts (City of Raleigh overlay map, October 2026), but confirm zoning and any overlay for a specific lot before planning exterior changes or a teardown.

The Hayes Barton market right now

For the 27608 ZIP code, which covers Hayes Barton and the rest of the Five Points area, Redfin reports for the three months ending September 2026:

  • Median sale price: $1,164,658, up 14.5% year over year
  • Median days on market: 42, compared with 36 a year earlier
  • Homes sold in September: 55, compared with 61 a year earlier
  • Sale-to-list price: 98.6%
  • Homes with a price drop: 22.7%
  • Median price per square foot: $456, up 5.2%

What it means: 27608 is a small, high-priced ZIP with few homes changing hands each month. Hayes Barton sales ran above the ZIP median, and with only about a dozen sales a year, price from the closest matches by street, size and condition.

Assigned schools

The Wake County Public School System assigns by address. For 2026-27, a sample of 60 addresses in the district were zoned for Lacy, Root or Underwood Elementary depending on the street, Oberlin Middle and Broughton High (WCPSS). Confirm any address with the WCPSS address lookup tool.

Things to do nearby

  • Shops and restaurants at the Five Points intersection, about 0.2 miles away. See our Five Points guide.
  • Glenwood South, about 1.3 miles away.
  • The Village District shopping center, about 1.5 miles away.
  • Downtown Raleigh, about 2 miles away. See our Downtown Raleigh guide.
  • North Hills, about 3.3 miles away.

Buying in Hayes Barton: what to check

  • Age and updates. Ask for permits for past renovations, additions and system replacements.
  • Lot, setbacks and trees. Check the survey if you plan to add on or rebuild.
  • Whether the house is a contributing property in the National Register district.
  • Garages, outbuildings and any second unit.
  • School assignment, which differs by street.

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Selling in Hayes Barton: what buyers ask about

  • Year built, architect or builder and updates.
  • Lot size and location, including Potomac Park frontage.
  • Recent comparable sales in Hayes Barton.
  • Permits for additions and renovations.
  • School assignment.

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Hayes Barton FAQs

Where is Hayes Barton in Raleigh?

Hayes Barton is northwest of downtown Raleigh at the Five Points intersection, inside the Beltline. The historic district runs roughly from Wade Avenue to Fairview Road and from St. Mary's Street to Scales Street and West Roanoke Park Drive.

Who designed Hayes Barton?

Landscape architect Earle Sumner Draper planned the neighborhood for Allen Brothers Realty, and NC State College professor Charles L. Mann drew the plat after a 1920 survey (National Register nomination, Hayes Barton Historic District).

Is Hayes Barton a historic district?

Yes. The Hayes Barton Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 2002 (National Register nomination, Hayes Barton Historic District).

Is Hayes Barton the same as Five Points?

Hayes Barton is one of several neighborhoods around the Five Points intersection. The others include Bloomsbury, Georgetown, Vanguard Park and Roanoke Park. Our Five Points guide covers the wider area.

What do homes in Hayes Barton cost?

Wake County records show 14 single-family sales from October 2025 through September 2026, with a median of $1,442,750 and a middle 80% range of about $1.1 million to $2.43 million.

Does Hayes Barton have an HOA?

We did not find a neighborhood-wide homeowners association in county records. Confirm for a specific home on the NC Residential Property and Owners' Association Disclosure Statement.

Which schools serve Hayes Barton?

WCPSS assigns by address, and elementary assignment differs by street. Check any address with the WCPSS address lookup tool.

Thinking of selling in Hayes Barton?

Hayes Barton homes range from 1920s originals to new houses on the same streets, so the ZIP median says little about any one home. We price from recent Hayes Barton sales of comparable homes.

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