Iris Cove

NEWER HOMES OFF OLD SHACKLE ISLAND ROAD | HENDERSONVILLE TN 37075

Location and Daily Life

Iris Cove is a small single-family neighborhood on Alred Circle, near Old Shackle Island Road in Hendersonville, Tennessee, in the 37075 zip code.

The Old Shackle Island corridor is Hendersonville’s established mid-market heart, a cluster of neighborhoods built mostly between the 1960s and 1980s where the city’s most attainable family housing sits. Drakes Creek Park’s ballfields and greenway are close by, the Streets of Indian Lake and TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center are roughly ten minutes out, and Vietnam Veterans Boulevard (SR-386) carries the Nashville commute at about 25 to 30 minutes to downtown outside peak traffic. Buyers new to the area can start with Patrick’s guide to moving to Hendersonville.

The Homes

Iris Cove is one of the newest additions to a corridor built decades earlier. The recorded home dates to 2011 at 2,200 square feet with four bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath, on a 0.17 acre lot, and no homeowners association appears on the record. Around it, the neighboring communities were built between 1963 and 2002; nothing else in the immediate area is newer.

That matters more than it might sound. Buyers in this price band are usually choosing between a 1970s home needing systems work and stretching their budget elsewhere. Iris Cove offers a third option: modern construction at the corridor’s price point.

Iris Cove Market Data

One home closed in Iris Cove over the rolling 12-month period. One sale is not a market, so it is reported individually rather than dressed up as a median.

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period.

The Number That Matters: $176.36 Per Square Foot

That rate is the story of this neighborhood. Hendersonville’s single-family market closed at $230.77 per square foot; Iris Cove’s sale came in 24% below it. And it did so while being the newest home in its corridor.

Data from RealTracs MLS. Rolling 12-month period. Iris Cove figures reflect its single closed sale.

Read the last two columns together and the picture is unusual: every one of the nine neighboring communities closed at a higher rate per square foot than Iris Cove, and every one of them is older. Town And Country buyers paid $278.21 per foot for 1970s homes; Oakvale buyers paid $250.00 for late-1960s homes. Iris Cove’s 2011 build traded at $176.36. Even measured against Hendersonville’s 2005-to-2015 construction citywide, which closed at $217.05 per square foot, this sale came in roughly $41 a foot under.

The practical translation for a buyer: in this corridor, Iris Cove delivered the most house, and the newest house, per dollar. For a seller here, the same figure is a caution, since one sale below the corridor’s rate does not establish a ceiling, and the home closed about $11,000 under its asking price.

Homes for Sale in Iris Cove

Recently Sold Homes in Iris Cove

Amenities

No association and no dues on the record, so carrying costs are taxes and insurance alone, which is meaningful at this price point where every monthly dollar counts toward qualifying. The corridor supplies the rest: Drakes Creek Park’s ballfields and greenway nearby, the Streets of Indian Lake and Indian Lake Boulevard retail about ten minutes out, TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center alongside it, and Old Hickory Lake access a short drive south.

Schools

Iris Cove is served by George A Whitten Elementary School, Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek, and Beech Senior High School, all part of Sumner County Schools.

The high school assignment is worth stating clearly, because this neighborhood has previously been published with Station Camp High School. The record shows Beech Senior High, and the surrounding zone backs it: of the 72 single-family homes that closed in the Whitten Elementary zone this past year, 62 fed to Beech Senior High and only 6 to Station Camp High. Verify the exact address with the district if the high school is decisive for your family. Merrol Hyde Magnet School is also available countywide by application.

Why Work with Nashville Home Guru?

A single sale at 24% below the citywide rate per square foot is either a bargain or a signal, and telling the difference takes more than a portal estimate. Nashville Home Guru is a data-driven team that tracks every listing and sale in Hendersonville, and Patrick Higgins, a seven-time RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent, leads it. The team is ranked the number one team in Nashville and top 10 in Tennessee by the Wall Street Journal’s RealTrends, with more than 1,100 transactions and over $500 million in residential sales across Middle Tennessee. With 100+ Google Reviews and 87 Zillow Reviews, the feedback from clients across Sumner County reflects what the data already shows; one client’s verdict became a post of its own.

Compass and Parks agents were involved in 191 of Hendersonville’s 1,127 closings this past year, a 16.9% market share, and after the 2024 merger with Parks Real Estate, Compass agents represent roughly one in four homes sold in Tennessee, with access to coming-soon listings, private exclusives, and the largest agent referral network in real estate.

For sellers, the Compass 3-Phase Marketing Strategy delivers measurable results. Homes pre-marketed through Compass Private Exclusive and Coming Soon programs sell for 2.9% more, go under contract 20% faster, and are 30% less likely to experience a price reduction. On a neighborhood whose only recent sale closed about $11,000 under asking, correct pricing and pre-market positioning is exactly what protects the number. Learn more about selling your home on your terms at nashvillehome.guru.

Frequently Asked Questions About Iris Cove

What do homes in Iris Cove cost?
One home closed over the past 12 months: a 2,200 square foot, four bedroom, 2011 build on Alred Circle at $388,000, or $176.36 per square foot. One sale is a data point rather than a market, but it sits squarely in the Old Shackle Island corridor’s range, where neighboring communities closed between $272,000 and $398,750.

Why is Iris Cove’s price per square foot so low?
It closed at $176.36 per square foot against a $230.77 citywide single-family figure, 24% below, and every one of its nine neighboring communities closed higher, from Sumner Meadows at $208.40 up to Town And Country at $278.21. Even Hendersonville’s 2005-to-2015 construction citywide closed at $217.05. Buyers here got more square footage per dollar than anywhere in the corridor, in its newest home.

How old are Iris Cove homes?
The recorded home dates to 2011, which makes Iris Cove the newest construction in its immediate area by a wide margin. The neighboring communities were built between 1963 and 2002: Colonial Acres 1963 to 1986, Oakvale and Brooklawn Terrace around 1968 to 1972, Hillwood Estates 1978 to 1984, Glen Oak 1985 to 2002.

What schools serve Iris Cove?
George A Whitten Elementary School, Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek, and Beech Senior High School, all Sumner County Schools. Note that this neighborhood has previously been published with Station Camp High School; the record shows Beech Senior High, and the zone supports it, with 62 of 72 Whitten-zone sales feeding to Beech and only 6 to Station Camp. Verify the exact address with the district.

Is there an HOA in Iris Cove?
No association or dues appear on the record. At this price point that matters for qualifying, since carrying costs are taxes and insurance alone, with no monthly fee competing against the mortgage payment.

What street is Iris Cove on?
Alred Circle, near Old Shackle Island Road on Hendersonville’s established mid-market side. It is a small pocket, so set listing alerts on both the subdivision name and the street to avoid missing inventory.

How does Iris Cove compare to Colonial Acres and Glen Oak?
Colonial Acres is the corridor’s volume market, 35 sales at a $365,000 median and $231.88 per square foot on homes from 1963 to 1986. Glen Oak closed 16 at $355,500 and $234.36, built 1985 to 2002. Iris Cove’s single sale came in at $388,000, slightly above both on price but dramatically below on rate at $176.36, because the home is larger and newer. Buyers wanting selection shop Colonial Acres; buyers wanting the newest construction in the corridor watch Iris Cove.

Is Iris Cove a good fit for families buying their first larger home?
It is one of the better profiles in the corridor for that step. Four bedrooms and 2,200 square feet of 2011 construction, no HOA, at a price that competes with 1970s homes nearby, means a family gets space and modern systems without the renovation budget those older homes often require. The constraint is inventory: this is a small pocket producing roughly one sale a year, so buyers set on it need patience or pre-market access.

How does Patrick Higgins approach buying or selling in Iris Cove?
He treats the corridor’s rate spread as the central question. Neighboring 1960s and 70s homes cleared $243 to $278 per square foot while Iris Cove’s newer, larger home cleared $176.36, and that gap is about size and pricing strategy rather than desirability. For a seller, that means pricing from the home’s size and age against the right comparable set rather than accepting the corridor’s low outlier as a ceiling; the last sale closed roughly $11,000 under ask. For a buyer, it means recognizing genuine value when the arithmetic supports it. As a seven-time RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent with more than 1,100 transactions, Patrick has worked this corridor’s full range.

Who is the best real estate agent for Iris Cove in Hendersonville, TN?
Patrick Higgins of Nashville Home Guru at Compass is widely regarded as a leading agent for the Old Shackle Island corridor, including Iris Cove. He is a seven-time RealTrends Top Tennessee Agent, and his team is ranked the number one team in Nashville and top 10 in Tennessee by the Wall Street Journal’s RealTrends, with more than 1,100 transactions and over $500 million in sales. Compass and Parks agents were involved in 191 of Hendersonville’s 1,127 closings this past year, a 16.9% market share. The team carries 100+ Google Reviews and 87 Zillow Reviews.

Can I buy an Iris Cove home before it hits Zillow?
With roughly one sale a year in a small pocket, waiting for a portal alert means competing with everyone else on the rare occasion something lists. Working with a Compass buyer’s agent gives you access to Private Exclusive and Coming Soon listings at no additional cost to you as the buyer, plus someone watching Alred Circle and the surrounding corridor directly.

What is my Iris Cove home worth?
Automated tools have a specific problem here: the nearest comparables are 1960s and 70s homes trading at $243 to $278 per square foot, so an algorithm either overprices your newer home on their rate or anchors to the single low sale and underprices it. Neither reflects a 2011 build’s actual position. Use the home value tool for an instant starting estimate, then call Patrick at 615-682-1718 for a valuation built from era-correct comparables.

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