Overview
About Somerset Point
Somerset Point covers 44.2 acres and holds 141 addresses on 161 parcels, at a median lot of 0.181 acres. Eleven named streets run 1.29 miles inside the boundary and most of them share an ending: Spindlewood, Weatherwood, Alderwood, Shadywood, Bentwood and Rustic Oak among them. The city's zoning layer gives 27.2 acres to Single Family District 3 and 8.1 acres to open space.
The ground is high for its size, running from 468 feet to 612 feet, and every parcel drains to Aliso Creek. The 2025 fire hazard layer rates 27.4 acres NonWildland, 10.7 acres Moderate and 6.1 acres High, and the city records fuel modification on five parcels. The city's HOA zoning lookup records the association as not gated with public streets and describes what it maintains simply as slopes, which the Open Space Inventory confirms at 9 acres of landscaped or maintained vegetation across 38 parcels.
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How Somerset Point was built
Most of the streets in Somerset Point end the same way: Spindlewood, Weatherwood, Rainwood, Shadywood, Bentwood, with Rustic Oak keeping the idea going. It is a small community, 141 homes on 44 acres, sitting high for its size at 468 feet to 612 feet, with every home draining to Aliso Creek.
The modern town began in 1959 with the Laguna Niguel Corporation and the 7,100 acre plan Victor Gruen drew for it. AVCO Community Developers bought the corporation in 1971, and Somerset Point came a decade later: the city's record runs its years built from 1981 to 1989 with a median of 1983, and 66 of the 141 homes carry 1983, so roughly half the community was finished in one year. The city records what the association maintains simply as slopes.
By the Numbers
Somerset Point by the numbers
Lifestyle
The Somerset Point lifestyle
Schools
Schools serving Somerset Point
Capistrano Unified serves Somerset Point. The district's locator was probed at five addresses inside the boundary and returned Hidden Hills Elementary, Niguel Hills Middle and Dana Hills High at every one.
9-12 · 1,725 students
6-8 · 693 students
K-5 · 330 students
FAQs
Common questions about Somerset Point
How big is Somerset Point?
Measured against the boundary the City of Laguna Niguel publishes, Somerset Point covers 44.2 acres. The city's address layer records 141 addresses inside it and the parcel layer 161 parcels, at a median lot of 0.181 acres.
When was Somerset Point built?
Four of its five tract maps were recorded on one day, 21 September 1979, all surveyed by Tom R. McGannon of Hunsaker and Associates. Every one of the 141 dated parcels inside the boundary was finished in the 1980s, with 1983 the busiest year at 66.
Is Somerset Point gated?
No. The city's HOA zoning lookup records Somerset Point as not gated with public streets, and lists 141 units.
What does the Somerset Point association maintain?
The city records slopes for this association. The Open Space Inventory covers 9 acres inside the boundary across 38 parcels, all of it landscaped or maintained vegetation, which is the ground that description points to.
Which schools serve Somerset Point?
Capistrano Unified, through Hidden Hills Elementary, Niguel Hills Middle and Dana Hills High. All five locator probes inside the boundary returned the same three campuses.