Birnam Wood
Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California · Central Coast / Santa Barbara golf market
- HOA fee
- $870 / monthly
- Gated
- Yes
- Housing
- Single-family estate lots
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Birnam Wood is a small, guard-gated residential enclave in Montecito built around Birnam Wood Golf Club. Confirmed this session directly from the club's own site: club membership is mandatory for every homeowner, billed separately from the HOA and from the home's purchase price -- an $870/month HOA assessment, a separate $1,265/month Club dues charge, and a one-time $155,000 Club initiation fee (figures as of March 1, 2025).
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Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old figure a current one.
HOA / association fee
Historical — as of 2025-03-01$870
Club's own site: $870/month HOA assessment as of March 1, 2025, billed separately from the mandatory golf Club dues ($1,265/month) and the one-time $155,000 Corporate Homeowner Club initiation fee.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current (post-March-2025) fee figures directly with the community.
- Confirm exact current lot/home count.
Notable
- Reported 152 residential lots (~142 homes).
- Guard-gated.
- Confirmed (bwgc.net): mandatory Club membership for every homeowner, billed separately from the HOA -- $870/month HOA assessment, $1,265/month Club dues, $155,000 one-time Club initiation fee (as of March 1, 2025).
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US Golf Living provides independent real-estate research and can connect consumers with real-estate professionals. Golf membership, availability, fees and approval are determined independently by the applicable club.