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About Sedgefield, Charlotte NC
A plain-language reference profile of the neighborhood: what it is, where it is, what it contains, and which institutions govern each part of it.
Sedgefield is a residential neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, inside the 28209 zip code and Mecklenburg County. It occupies the pocket framed by Park Road to the west, Woodlawn Road to the south, and South Boulevard to the east, and contains roughly 1,800 homes built mainly between the late 1940s and the 1960s. This page is the reference summary; the longer narrative lives in our neighborhood guide and location guide.
Key facts
| Place name | Sedgefield |
|---|---|
| Type | Residential neighborhood |
| City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| County | Mecklenburg County |
| Zip code | 28209 |
| Approximate coordinates | 35.1861° N, 80.8654° W |
| Primary development era | Late 1940s through the 1960s |
| Approximate size | Roughly 1,800 homes |
| Dominant housing stock | Brick ranch, split-level, and Cape Cod; increasing infill rebuilds |
| Framing roads | Park Road, Woodlawn Road, South Boulevard |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
| Transit | LYNX Blue Line stations on the South Boulevard corridor; CATS bus on Park Road |
What Sedgefield contains
A neighborhood is not a single thing but a cluster of smaller places and institutions. Each of the entries below has its own detailed page on this site, and together they make up what people mean when they say Sedgefield.
Park
Sedgefield ParkThe two-acre neighborhood park inside Sedgefield, operated by Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation.
Shopping center
Park Road Shopping CenterCharlotte's first open-air shopping center, opened in 1956, immediately west of the neighborhood.
School
Sedgefield Elementary SchoolThe CMS elementary school serving most Sedgefield addresses, feeding an IB middle school program.
Street network
Sedgefield streetsThe residential grid, street by street, with housing stock and character notes for each.
Adjacent places
Neighboring areasDilworth, Madison Park, Montford, South End, Myers Park, and the rest of Sedgefield's border.
Institutions
Schools serving SedgefieldPublic assignment, magnet options, and private schools within a short drive of the neighborhood.
Green space
Parks and greenwaysFreedom Park, Latta Park, Marion Diehl Park, and the Little Sugar Creek Greenway network.
Dining
Restaurants near SedgefieldThe Park Road, Montford, and South End dining that residents treat as neighborhood restaurants.
Built form
Architecture of SedgefieldThe postwar housing types that define the streetscape and how rebuilds interact with them.
History
History of SedgefieldHow the neighborhood was platted and built out in Charlotte's postwar expansion south.
Who governs what
Streets, zoning, and permitting fall to the City of Charlotte. Parks and greenways, including Sedgefield Park and the Little Sugar Creek Greenway, are operated by Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation. Public school assignment is set by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which reviews boundaries periodically. Property records, tax values, and lot data come from the Mecklenburg County assessor. Anyone making a decision on the strength of a fact here should confirm it with the relevant agency — our methodology page explains how we source and refresh this information.
Names and variants
The neighborhood appears in records and listings as Sedgefield, Sedgefield Charlotte, Sedgefield Charlotte NC, and occasionally Sedgefield Park — the last of which also names the park itself. Charlotte has no other residential Sedgefield, but North Carolina has a separate Sedgefield near Greensboro, which is a common source of confusion in search results. Everything on this site refers to the Charlotte neighborhood in 28209.
How this neighborhood compares
Sedgefield is most often weighed against its immediate neighbors. We maintain side-by-side comparisons with Dilworth, South End, and Myers Park, plus a comparison hub covering the wider set. For market context, see Sedgefield real estate and home values; for local firms working in the neighborhood, see the local business directory.