The five highest-priced home sales reported in North County San Diego, California for the week ending November 1, 2026, came to a combined $32.95 million. Two of the sales were in Rancho Santa Fe, two were in Del Mar and one was in Encinitas, and all five were single-family homes, built across nearly four decades. The group runs from estates on acreage in Rancho Santa Fe to homes with ocean views in Del Mar Heights and Encinitas.
No. 1 — $8,450,000 · 4505 La Noria, Rancho Santa Fe, California
The week’s top sale was 4505 La Noria in Rancho Santa Fe, which sold for $8.45 million. The estate is in the West Covenant, on 4.01 acres of southwest-facing land reached by a long driveway. Built in 2003 of stone and stucco, it is the largest home in this Top 5, with 9,246 square feet, five bedrooms, seven full baths and a half bath, and a five-car garage.
Much of the home’s character is in its materials: custom Weiland windows and doors, vintage wood floors and wood beams that are 150 years old. The primary suite is on the first floor, next to a wellness area. There is also an office and a media and game room, and the kitchen has an Italian gas cooktop and a full back pantry. Fireplaces warm the family room, the library and the primary bedroom, and the home runs on whole-house solar power.
A detached guest house with two bedrooms and its own full kitchen sits next to the main home and the pool and spa, with views to the west. The outdoor living areas include a built-in barbecue, a pizza oven and a wood-burning fireplace. The property last sold in 2021 for $6.2 million.
Laura Barry and Jim Graves of Barry Estates were the listing agents, and Julie Pierce of Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer. It was one of two Barry Estates listings in this Top 5; the brokerage also listed the No. 3 sale in Del Mar Heights.
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No. 2 — $8,350,000 · 15807 Puerta Del Sol, Rancho Santa Fe, California
Another Rancho Santa Fe estate, 15807 Puerta Del Sol, sold for $8.35 million. The gated property is on the west side of the Covenant, and along with the main home it has a detached guest house with its own address, its own entrance and a full kitchen.
The home, built in 1998, has 8,435 square feet, five bedrooms, five full baths and a half bath. Its rooms are large and the ceilings high. The living room has a stone fireplace and iron doors, the dining room has wine storage and the office has a fireplace of its own. A family room opens to the kitchen, which has a large island, a pantry, a coffee bar and a breakfast area. The primary suite has a fireplace and a sitting area, opens to a veranda, and includes a custom dressing room and space for fitness.
Outside are a pool and spa, fountains, gardens and fruit trees. A summer kitchen with a pizza oven sits alongside an outdoor fireplace, one of five fireplaces on the property. The home has a four-car garage, and the property last sold in 2021 for $4.013 million.
The home went under contract six days after it was listed. Linda Sansone of Pacific Sotheby’s Int’l Realty was the listing agent, and Sean Caddell of Pacific Sotheby’s Int’l Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $6,500,000 · 13675 Pine Needles Dr, Del Mar, California
The Pine Needles Drive property in Del Mar Heights last sold in 2015 for $2.39 million, before the current home was built. The home that stands there now was completed in 2017, the newest of the five, and it sold for $6.5 million.
It is a two-story home of 5,037 square feet on a 9,147-square-foot lot, with five bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath, and ocean views. Three of the bedrooms are on the main level. The floors are Italian oak, and Fleetwood sliding and pocket doors open the living spaces to the outdoors. In the kitchen are a cantilevered island, a built-in coffee station, two dishwashers and appliances by Sub-Zero, Miele and Bosch. The home also has a separate wine center.
The primary suite opens to its own deck facing the ocean. It has a custom walk-in closet, and its bath has a soaking tub and a large open shower. Up on the roof, a landscaped deck gives another view of the water. The pool is in the front yard: a vanishing-edge pool and spa, with tiered decking and fire features. The rear courtyard has a custom table that seats 12, along with a built-in barbecue, overhead heaters and a water feature.
A 555-square-foot guest house sits above the garage. It has a full bath, Fleetwood glass doors and a sundeck of Ipe wood. A Savant system runs the home’s automation, including motorized shades, multi-zone audio and security cameras.
Jason Barry and Ryan McGovern of Barry Estates were the listing agents, and Michelle Hardyman of Willis Allen Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $5,300,000 · 1660-62 Neptune Ave, Encinitas, California
In Encinitas, an oceanfront property on Neptune Avenue sold for $5.3 million. It sits on a bluff with frontage on the beach and views of the coastline, steps from Grandview Beach and minutes from the restaurants and cafes along Coast Highway in Leucadia.
Built in 1978, it is the oldest home in this Top 5 and, at 3,580 square feet, the smallest, but it has the most bedrooms, six, along with three bathrooms. The lot measures 9,552 square feet, and there is a four-car garage. The property is arranged as a main residence with a separate accessory dwelling unit, a two-bedroom, one-bath unit of about 850 square feet, and each has a two-car garage.
The primary suite is on the main level. On the second floor of the main residence, an open kitchen and family room lead out to a large deck. The accessory unit has been updated with luxury vinyl plank floors, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and newer windows and cabinets. Its kitchen and family room look out over the Pacific, and a deck runs off the family room and bedroom. The listing presents the property as one a buyer could keep as two homes or combine into a single residence.
Elizabeth Papalia and John Finley of eXp Realty of California, Inc were the listing agents, and Jim Klinge of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $4,350,000 · 14004 Mercado Dr, Del Mar, California
Behind a privacy gate in Del Mar Heights, the home on Mercado Drive sold for $4.35 million. Built in 2003, it has 3,851 square feet on an 8,712-square-foot lot, with a three-car garage. Each of its four bedrooms has its own bathroom and walk-in closet, and in all the home has four full baths and a half bath.
The ceilings are high and the rooms are bright, and the living spaces open to gardens, a patio and the pool. The remodeled kitchen has a butler’s pantry and connects to the main living areas, and the floors are hardwood. There is a dedicated home office, and fireplaces in the living room, the family room and the primary bedroom.
The backyard is steps from the kitchen and family room. Its pool is newly built, heated and saltwater, with an integrated spa and an automatic safety cover strong enough to bear weight. The property last sold in 2019 for $2.191 million.
Kristin K Slaughter and Jodi M Murray of Berkshire Hathaway HomeService were the listing agents, and Isaac A Wright of Barry Estates represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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