Location

Nearby schools

School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.

John Eliot
KG-5 · Regular · Needham School District
397 students · 11.7:1 student–teacher
John Eliot school rating: A 0.3 mi
Riverside School
9-12 · Special Education
4 students · 2.0:1 student–teacher
0.7 mi
Happy Child Preschool/Day Care Center
PK-PK · Early Childhood Program/Child Care Center
10 students · 4.3:1 student–teacher
0.7 mi
Sunita L. Williams Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Needham School District
533 students · 13.1:1 student–teacher
Sunita L. Williams Elementary School school rating: A+ 0.8 mi
Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School
KG-5 · Regular · Wellesley School District
278 students · 11.4:1 student–teacher
Joseph E. Fiske Elementary School school rating: A 0.8 mi
Preschool at Wellesley Schools
PK-PK · Regular · Wellesley School District
87 students · 9.7:1 student–teacher
0.9 mi
Fusion Academy Newton
6-12 · Regular
61 students · 2.6:1 student–teacher
1.0 mi
Needham High School
9-12 · Regular · Needham School District
1,633 students · 11.9:1 student–teacher
Needham High School school rating: A 1.3 mi

Nearby places

Within 2 miles of this home: 38+ restaurants and cafés, 5 grocery stores, 32+ parks and green spaces, and 29+ transit stops.

Place data from OpenStreetMap.

Food & drink

Brothers Pizza
Reservoir Street
0.4 mi
Acapulcos
Mexican restaurant · First Avenue
0.7 mi
Virgilio’s Echo Bridge
0.7 mi
Biltmore
0.7 mi
BrickFire Pizza Co
0.8 mi
Little Luke’s Cafe
Chestnut Street
0.8 mi
Gianni’s Deli
0.8 mi
Great Wok
Worcester Street
0.8 mi

Groceries

Trader Joe's
Highland Avenue
0.9 mi
Baza Gourmet Foods & Spirits
Tower Road
1.0 mi
Volante Farms
Forest Street
1.2 mi
Sudbury Farms
Highland Avenue
1.3 mi
Waban Market
Windsor Road
1.5 mi

Parks & recreation

Chester F. Mills Field
0.3 mi
Cricket Field
0.4 mi
Officer Bobby Braceland Playground
0.5 mi
Wellesley Conservation Land
0.7 mi
Avery Field
0.7 mi
Hemlock Gorge Reservation
0.7 mi
Upper Falls Riverwalk Conservation Area
0.7 mi
Fiske Upper Playground
0.8 mi

Transit

Webster St @ Central Ave
0.1 mi
Central Ave @ Webster Ave
0.1 mi
Central Ave @ Noanette Rd
0.1 mi
Webster St @ Elder St
0.1 mi
Webster St opp Elder Rd
0.1 mi
Central Ave @ Parkland Rd
0.1 mi
Central Ave @ Gould St
0.3 mi
Central Ave @ Hampton Ave
0.3 mi

Surveillance cameras near 53 Elder Road, Needham

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3 CCTV cameras mapped within 1 mile of this home. None within ½ mile. Nearest: 0.5 mi southeast. Operator named in the data: Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

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The 02494 market

Homes for sale: 30
Median list price: $1,595,000

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53 Elder Road, Needham MA 02494

5

Beds

2.5

Baths

1,472

Sqft

2000

Year built

Estimated value: $1,689,351

Range $1,610,630 – $1,768,072 · as of August 30, 2026

How this estimate has moved

ATTOM automated valuation model · 54 published estimates over 6.7 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range

$1,249,481 January 2020$1,689,351 August 2026

Highest reading $1,930,198 in May 2024; lowest $1,234,144 in April 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.

Public records

5 beds
2.5 baths
1,472 sqft
10,019 sqft lot
Built 2000
Stories: 2
Use: RESIDENTIAL
APN NEED M:086.0 B:0063 L:0000.0

Estimate your monthly payment

Home price

Down payment (20%)

$337,870

Loan term

Interest rate (%)

Property tax (%/yr)

Home insurance ($/yr)

HOA ($/mo)

Estimated monthly payment

$11,023/mo

Principal & interest$9,357

Property tax$1,549

Home insurance$117

Loan amount $1,351,481. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.

Tax history

2025 roll

Land: $744,800
Structure: $679,000
Assessed total: $1,423,800
County market value: $1,739,450
Property tax billed: $15,092

Sale & deed history

January 28, 2021Arm's-length$1,175,000
June 23, 2017Arm's-length$975,000
February 13, 2012Not an arm's-length transfer—
June 10, 2009Not an arm's-length transfer—
July 18, 2008Not an arm's-length transfer—
December 26, 2006Not an arm's-length transfer—

September 28, 2006

Arm's-length$755,000

March 18, 2004Not an arm's-length transfer—