Dining
A stroll-able mix of cafés, bakeries, wine bars, and restaurants along 12th Avenue South, including Frothy Monkey, which opened its original café here in 2004.
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South Nashville · 37204
12 South, Nashville’s stylish stroll.
A walkable corridor of boutiques, cafés, and restaurants, framed by renovated bungalows, refined new builds, and historic Sevier Park.
c. 1852Sunnyside Mansion
20 AcresSevier Park
37204ZIP Code
Lifestyle
Walkable, spirited, sought after.
12 South is Nashville at its most effortlessly social.
The neighborhood grew up around 1900 as one of Nashville’s early streetcar suburbs along 12th Avenue South, and its tree-lined streets still hold Victorians, Foursquares, and Craftsman bungalows from those first decades.
Today the commercial corridor is one of the city’s most walkable, lined with locally owned shops, coffee, and dining, while the residential blocks pair thoughtfully restored originals with design-forward new construction. A neighborhood conservation overlay helps keep new homes in scale with the historic streetscape.
Belmont University, Vanderbilt, Music Row, and Green Hills are all close by, and downtown is a short drive north.
Highlights
Life in 12 South.
Shopping
Locally owned boutiques, jewelers, and home and design shops line the corridor, all within an easy walk of one another.
Parks
Sevier Park, about 20 acres at the south end of the corridor, with playgrounds, courts, walking paths, a community center, and a seasonal Tuesday farmers market.
Landmarks
Sunnyside Mansion, built around 1852, which still bears scars from the 1864 Battle of Nashville, and the celebrated “I Believe in Nashville” mural by Adrien Saporiti.
Schools
Education, at a glance.
Metro Nashville Public Schools
- Waverly-Belmont Elementary, the historic neighborhood school on 10th Avenue South
- 12 South falls within the MNPS Hillsboro cluster, whose high school is Hillsboro High
- MNPS offers zoned-option choices in parts of this cluster; confirm the exact assignment with the MNPS Zone Finder
Notable private schools nearby
- University School of Nashville, near Vanderbilt
- Harpeth Hall, girls, grades 5–12, in Green Hills
- Ensworth and Montgomery Bell Academy, a short drive west
- Lipscomb Academy, on the Lipscomb University campus
School zoning changes and can vary from one street to the next. Please verify school zoning for a specific address directly with the school district before making a decision. Brandi is glad to help you confirm it for any home you’re considering.
Market at a Glance
12 South, by the numbers.
$1,164,674Median sale price−35.8% year over year
$510Median price / sq ft−15.0% year over year
62Median days on marketvs. 79 a year earlier
96.3%Sale-to-list priceAverage sale-to-list
Source: Redfin, 12 South Housing Market, three months ending September 2026 (data as of September 2026). Redfin neighborhood boundary, all home types. 12 South blends single-family homes, horizontal property regimes, and condominiums, so the median moves with the mix of homes sold (about 21 sales in September). Based on Redfin calculations of MLS and/or public-record data. Figures are medians and averages for the area; individual homes vary. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Your Next Move
Considering 12 South?
Whether you’re searching for the right home here or wondering what yours would command today, begin with a private conversation.