Glen Haven at Woodside Plantation

Independent Assessment

The distinction between Glen Haven's age restriction and Woodside Plantation's general retiree-oriented marketing matters because Woodside Plantation as a whole appears on at least one active-adult directory (55places) despite not being legally age-restricted, the same pattern seen at Berkeley Hall in Bluffton. Independent sources reviewed here (a homes.com neighborhood guide to Woodside, corroborated by other real-estate directory descriptions of Glen Haven as Woodside's 'highly sought-after 55+ section') specifically and consistently describe Glen Haven — not Woodside Plantation generally — as the one street carrying a requirement that at least one owner be 55 or older, a structure consistent with the federal 80/20 occupancy rule under HOPA. The recorded Glen Haven POA covenants were not reviewed directly, and no authoritative total home count for Glen Haven specifically (as distinct from Woodside Plantation's roughly 2,500-home overall plan) was found, so those points are flagged for direct verification.

Who May Find This Community Appealing

Glen Haven suits a buyer who specifically wants a confirmed 55+ address, but also wants it inside a large, established, amenity-rich golf master plan with the option (not the requirement) to join a country club for golf, tennis, and dining — rather than a stand-alone, single-purpose active-adult development.

Homes, Builders & Development History

Glen Haven sits within Woodside Plantation, whose development began in 1986 with a planned total of roughly 2,500 single-family homes across several distinct neighborhoods; Glen Haven itself, centered on Glen Haven Circle, is one of those sections and is the one specifically identified as carrying the 55+ requirement. Homes here have been built over time by various builders approved to work within Woodside, including Carolina Signature Homes, alongside other builders active across the broader Woodside Plantation footprint such as D.R. Horton and Great Southern Homes. Nothing in the sources reviewed confirmed an exact home count or completion date specific to the Glen Haven section.

Current Pricing & Market Positioning

Reported pricing for Glen Haven homes is limited: available listings have included smaller homes as well as at least one townhome-style property asking $400,000 or more, suggesting a range rather than a single price tier. Buyers should request current comparable sales specifically within Glen Haven (rather than Woodside Plantation broadly) from a local agent, since pricing elsewhere in the much larger Woodside Plantation footprint is not representative of this specific 55+ section.

New Construction vs. Resale Considerations

Glen Haven is an established, built-out section of a mature master plan dating to 1986, so buyers should expect resale inventory rather than new construction within Glen Haven specifically; any new construction available elsewhere within Woodside Plantation would need separate confirmation of whether it falls inside the age-restricted Glen Haven section. Resale buyers should request the Glen Haven POA's recent financials and any pending special assessments.

Taxes, Insurance & Special Assessments

Homes in Glen Haven are subject to Aiken County property tax. South Carolina assesses an owner-occupied primary residence ('legal residence') at a 4% assessment ratio versus 6% for a second home or non-owner-occupied property, and the 4% rate requires filing an application with the Aiken County Assessor's Office rather than applying automatically. Buyers should confirm current millage and file the legal-residence application promptly after closing.

Community Layout & Lifestyle

Life in Glen Haven combines a quiet, specifically 55+ residential street with the option to plug into Woodside Plantation's much larger country-club and social infrastructure — golf, tennis, and dining through a separate club membership, plus easy access to The Village at Woodside's shops and wellness campus just outside the gates — giving residents more lifestyle scale than a stand-alone 55+ subdivision without requiring club membership as a condition of living there.

Shopping, Healthcare & Airport Access

Glen Haven sits along Glen Haven Circle inside Woodside Plantation, a gated community reached via Silver Bluff Road (SC-19) southwest of downtown Aiken. The gated setting keeps through-traffic out while remaining a short drive from downtown Aiken's historic district, medical offices, and shopping, and within about 20 minutes of the Georgia border and Augusta, GA.

Age Qualification & Material Ownership Restrictions

Independent secondary sources specifically and consistently identify Glen Haven — not Woodside Plantation as a whole — as the one street within the community where a requirement exists that at least one owner be 55 or older, a structure consistent with HOPA's 80/20 occupancy framework. Woodside Plantation itself carries no legal age restriction despite appearing on at least one active-adult directory, so buyers must confirm that a specific listing is genuinely within the Glen Haven section before relying on any age-restriction assumption. The recorded Glen Haven POA covenants were not reviewed directly; buyers who need certainty for compliance purposes should request that documentation and the association's occupancy-verification procedure directly from the Glen Haven Property Owners Association.

Tradeoffs & Limitations

Buyers must be careful to confirm that a specific listing is genuinely within the Glen Haven section — and not simply somewhere else inside the much larger, non-age-restricted Woodside Plantation, which is sometimes marketed in ways that could be read as broadly 55+ — before assuming the legal age restriction applies. No authoritative total home count for Glen Haven was located in the sources reviewed, its original developer could not be identified with certainty, and reported pricing is limited and inconsistent across sources. Glen Haven itself has no dedicated clubhouse or golf course; residents who want Woodside's golf, tennis, or dining amenities must separately join the Woodside Country Club or The Reserve Club at Woodside, which carry their own membership costs on top of Glen Haven's POA fee.

Comparison With Nearby Communities

Glen Haven offers a confirmed legal 55+ restriction embedded inside a large, amenity-rich gated golf master plan with optional (not mandatory) club membership; Kalmia Landing offers a similar confirmed 55+ restriction in a smaller, simpler, lower-cost stand-alone community, while Cedar Creek offers a comparable golf-community lifestyle marketed toward active adults but without any confirmed legal age restriction.

Current Listings

A connected local agent can provide current available homes specifically within the Glen Haven section, as distinct from listings elsewhere in the larger, non-age-restricted Woodside Plantation.

Is all of Woodside Plantation age-restricted to 55 and older?

No. Woodside Plantation as a whole carries no legal age restriction. Independent sources specifically identify Glen Haven as the one street within Woodside where a requirement exists that at least one owner be 55 or older — confirm any specific listing is within Glen Haven before assuming the restriction applies.

Is club membership required to live in Glen Haven?

No. Membership in the Woodside Country Club or The Reserve Club at Woodside is optional for Glen Haven residents and carries its own separate cost; it is not a condition of owning a home in Glen Haven.

How many homes are in Glen Haven?

Not publicly confirmed. Glen Haven is a single street/enclave within the much larger, roughly 2,500-home Woodside Plantation master plan; contact the Glen Haven POA or a local agent for a current count.

What does the Glen Haven HOA fee cover?

Reported at roughly $78/month, it covers section-specific common-area upkeep and is separate from any broader Woodside Plantation POA assessment and from optional country-club membership dues. Confirm the current amount and coverage directly with the Glen Haven POA.