$800,000 Homes in California

Berkeley | $799,000

A 1928 bungalow, on 0.05 acres

This two-bedroom, two-bathroom house is a few blocks from Shattuck Avenue, and within a 10-minute walk of coffee shops, a delicatessen, a cheese shop and restaurants that serve Thai, Indian and Japanese cuisines. The chef Alice Waters’s farm-to-table restaurant, Chez Panisse, is also within walking distance, as are a grocery store and several specialty food markets. Live Oak Park, home to walking paths and a playground, is five minutes away on foot.

The Downtown Berkeley BART station is a mile away, and San Francisco is 40 minutes away via public transit. The campus of the University of California, Berkeley, is 15 minutes away by bus, and driving to Mount Diablo State Park takes an hour and 15 minutes.

Size: 1,196 square feet

Price per square foot: $668

Indoors: From the sidewalk, steps lead to a red front door. Inside, hardwood floors continue from the foyer into the living room, where a picture window looks out at the street below and original built-in shelves flank a fireplace

On the other side of a wide doorway is a formal dining room, and past this space is the kitchen, which has a garden window above the sink and appliances that include a dishwasher and a range with a gas cooktop.

A hallway off the kitchen links both bedrooms. The front bedroom is big enough for a queen-size bed and a desk, and up a short set of steps at the back of the hall is the second bedroom, with windows that face a rear deck. There are two bathrooms off the main hall, one with a claw-foot soaking tub, and the other with a shower. The walkout basement has a washer and dryer, a sink and additional storage space.

Outdoor space: From the stone patio outside, steps lead up to the deck, which is enclosed by a wood railing and big enough for an outdoor dining set. A garage, attached at the front of the house, holds one car.