40 Birchgrove Road

Closed 11/20/20

Sold

Last Sold Price

$290,000

4 beds3 baths1,875 sqft

40 Birchgrove Rd, Newark, DE 19702

Single FamilyProperty Type

0.16 acresLot Size

1999Year Built

$155/sq ftPrice per sq ft

$90/yrHOA Fees

3 carsParking Spaces

Description

Lovely 4 BR/2.5 BA Colonial in the quiet, one street Newark neighborhood of Christina Hollow. This home is located near the end of a cul-de-sac, backs to community parkland, and is just inside the Newark Charter School 5-mile radius. Recent updates include kitchen renovations, and a new water heater and HVAC in 2018. Upon entering this well-maintained home you'll notice the stylishly painted walls and bright white doors and trim, updated lighting fixtures, and ceiling fans in the family room and...Lovely 4 BR/2.5 BA Colonial in the quiet, one street Newark neighborhood of Christina Hollow. This home is located near the end of a cul-de-sac, backs to community parkland, and is just inside the Newark Charter School 5-mile radius. Recent updates include kitchen renovations, and a new water heater and HVAC in 2018. Upon entering this well-maintained home you'll notice the stylishly painted walls and bright white doors and trim, updated lighting fixtures, and ceiling fans in the family room and all 4 bedrooms. The recently renovated eat-in kitchen includes shaker cabinets with brushed nickel pulls, a coffee corner, beautiful granite countertops, and a subway tile backsplash with decorative accent tiles. The eat-in area overlooks a large refurbished deck and the wooded acres out back. The outdoor space is perfect for grilling out and enjoying your landscaped flower beds, garden, and fenced-in back yard. When it comes to indoor living space, there is a separate dining room with a bay window, a cozy living room with a gas fireplace, and a bright spacious family room with a vaulted ceiling and calming views of the backyard and woods beyond. The first level also has a centrally located half bath. Upstairs you'll find four well-scaled bedrooms, including a large master suite with its own private bath, a shared hall bath, and a convenient 2nd floor laundry. One bedroom even offers a quaint little reading nook created by a dormer window on the front of the home. The unfinished basement has high ceilings, a new sump pump, and is clean, dry, and ready for your finishing touches. There's also some built-in shelving in one corner for housing your storage bins. If you're looking for that perfect place to call home, with many updates, peaceful backyard views, and convenient access to Rt. 1 & I-95, look no further! Make this your new home today!

Listed by: David J O'Donnell 302.598.0189 djodonnell@comcast.net • Keller Williams Real Estate - Newark

Listing closed: 11/20/2020 12:00 AM • Source: BRIGHT, MLS#: DENC506682

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Sale-to-list ratio

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Property Information for 40 Birchgrove Road

Property Details

Taxes: $2,774 / year
MLS Type: Residential / Fee Simple
County: New Castle County
Tax ID Number: 09-041.10-273
Ownership: Fee Simple
Condo Coop Association: No
HOA: Yes
Structure Type: Detached
Style: Colonial
Levels/Stories: 2
Waterfront: No
Garage: Yes
Expected On Market Date: 10-07-2020
Subdivision: CHRISTINA HOLLOW
Subdivision: CHRISTINA HOLLOW (NEW CASTLE DE)
Cross Street: Darling St
Legal Subdivision: CHRISTINA HOLLOW
Total Parking Spaces: 3
Central Air: Yes
Basement: Yes
Above Grade Finished SQFT: 1,875.00
Above Grade Fin SQFT Source: Assessor
Below Grade Finished SQFT: .00
Below Grade Fin SQFT Source: Assessor
Below Grade Unfinished SQFT: .00
Below Grade Unfin SQFT Source: Assessor
Total Below Grade SQFT: .00
Total Below Grade SQFT Source: Assessor
New Construction: No
Property Condition: Very Good

Building Information

Stories: 2
Year Built: 1999
Lot Size: 0.16 AC / 6,970 SF

Location

In City Limits: No
School District Name: CHRISTINA

School District County ID: 300200396890
SchoolDistrictSource: 3rd Party
Elementary School: MARSHALL (NEW CASTLE DE)
ElementarySchoolSource: 3rd Party
Middle Or Junior School: KIRK (NEW CASTLE DE)
MiddleSchoolSource: 3rd Party
High School: CHRISTIANA (NEW CASTLE DE)
HighSchoolSource: 3rd Party
County: NEW CASTLE
MLS Area: Newark/Glasgow (30905)

Waterfront / Water Access

Water View: No
Water Access: No

Water Oriented: No
Navigable Water: No
Tidal Water: No
Riparian Rights Y/N: No

Association / Community Info

Senior Community: No
Type of Condo: Home Owner Association

Taxes and Assessment

Tax Year: 2020
Tax Assessed Value: $70,400

Year Assessed: 2020
County Tax: $585
Improvement Assessed Value: $56,700
City Town Tax: $0
Land Assessed Value: $13,700
Clean Green Assessed: No
Land Use Code: 0
Zoning: NC6.5
Tax Lot: 273
School Tax: $2,189
Automatically Update Tax Values Y/N: Yes

Lease Information

Concessions: No

Rooms

Main

# Bedrooms Count Main Level: 0
# Bathrooms Count Main Level: 1

# Bathrooms Full Main Level: 0
# Bathrooms Half Main Level: 1

All Upper Levels

# Bedrooms Count All Upper Levels: 4
# Bathrooms Count All Upper Levels: 2

# Bathrooms Full All Upper Levels: 2
# Bathrooms Half All Upper Levels: 0

Upper Level 1

# Bedrooms Count Upper Level: 4
# Bathrooms Count Upper Level: 2

# Bathrooms Full Upper Level: 2
# Bathrooms Half Upper Level: 0

Rooms

Room List: Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Bedroom 4, Kitchen, Family Room
Stories: Main, Upper 1

Building Info

Total Finished SQFT: 1,875.00
Total Finished SQFT Source: Assessor

Tax Total Finished SQFT: 1,875.00
Total SQFT: 1,875.00
Total SQFT Source: Assessor
Construction Materials: Vinyl Siding, Aluminum Siding
Roof: Shingle
Ext Main Mid-res: http://bright-media01.prd.brightmls.com/bright/images/0000/3043/3264/4272/304332644272_512_384_WM_N_4YdLvmaHwkWkjF.jpg
Basement Type: Full, Unfinished
Room and Floor: Bathrooms Half-Main Level-1, Bedrooms-Upper Level 1-1, Bedrooms-Upper Level 1-2, Bedrooms-Upper Level 1-3, Bedrooms-Upper Level 1-4, Bathrooms Full-Upper Level 1-1, Bathrooms Full-Upper Level 1-2
# Bathrooms Full: 2
# Bathrooms Half: 1

Lot / Land Information

Lot Size Source: Assessor
Lot Size Dimensions: 62.00 x 110.00

Lot Dimensions Source: Assessor
Fencing: Privacy
Parcel ID: 2305013

Parking

Type Of Parking: Attached Garage, Driveway, On Street
Num of Attached Garage Spaces: 1

Driveway - # of Spaces: 2
Total Garage Spaces: 1
Parking Features: Concrete Driveway
Garage Features: Garage - Front Entry

Interior Features

Fireplace: Yes
Fireplaces Count: 1

Fireplace Features: Gas/Propane
Accessibility Features: None
Laundry Type: Upper Floor

Exterior Features

Exterior Features: Sidewalks, Street Lights
Outdoor Living Structures: Deck(s)

Pool: No Pool
Other Structures: Above Grade, Below Grade

Utilities

Heating: Yes
Cooling Type: Central A/C

Cooling Fuel: Electric
Heating Type: Forced Air
Heating Fuel: Natural Gas
Hot Water: Electric
Water Source: Public
Sewer Septic: Public Sewer

Confidential Data

Listing Office

List Agent AOR: New Castle County Board of REALTORS
List Agent URL: odhometeam.com

Property History for 40 Birchgrove Road

Date	Event & Source	Price	Appreciation
Nov 20, 2020	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #684893129	$290,000	+5.2% / yr
Nov 20, 2020	Closed BRIGHT #DENC506682	$290,000	—
Oct 9, 2020	Pending BRIGHT #DENC506682		—
Oct 7, 2020	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DENC506682	$280,000	—
Jul 31, 2015	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #1054875914	$222,000	-1.8% / yr
Jul 31, 2015	Closed BRIGHT #1002629194	$226,000	—
Jun 15, 2015	Pending BRIGHT #1002629194		—
Jun 9, 2015	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #1002629194	$222,900	—
Aug 31, 2005	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #252947903	$266,000	+18.9% / yr
Aug 31, 2005	Closed BRIGHT #DENC156182	$266,000	—
Aug 7, 2005	Pending BRIGHT #DENC156182		—
Jul 9, 2005	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DENC156182	$274,900	—
Nov 26, 2001	Closed BRIGHT #DENC223238	$188,900	—
Oct 8, 2001	Pending BRIGHT #DENC223238		—
Sep 19, 2001	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DENC223238	$194,900	—
Jun 1, 1998	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #501248279	$76,000	—

Date	Event & Source	Price
11/20/2020	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #684893129	$290,000 +5.2% / yr
11/20/2020	Closed BRIGHT #DENC506682	$290,000
10/09/2020	Pending BRIGHT #DENC506682	—
10/07/2020	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DENC506682	$280,000
07/31/2015	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #1054875914	$222,000 -1.8% / yr
07/31/2015	Closed BRIGHT #1002629194	$226,000
06/15/2015	Pending BRIGHT #1002629194	—
06/09/2015	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #1002629194	$222,900
08/31/2005	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #252947903	$266,000 +18.9% / yr
08/31/2005	Closed BRIGHT #DENC156182	$266,000
08/07/2005	Pending BRIGHT #DENC156182	—
07/09/2005	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DENC156182	$274,900
11/26/2001	Closed BRIGHT #DENC223238	$188,900
10/08/2001	Pending BRIGHT #DENC223238	—
09/19/2001	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DENC223238	$194,900
06/01/1998	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #501248279	$76,000

For completeness, we often displays two records for one sale: the MLS record and the public record.

Public Records for 40 Birchgrove Road

Taxable ValueLand-Additions-Total-

Tax Record2025$3,811 ($318 / month)

Home Facts

Beds4Baths2.5Total Finished SqFt1,875 SqFtAbove Grade Finished SqFt1,875 SqFtStories2Lot Size6,970 SqFtStyleSingle Family ResidenceYear Built1999ZoningNC6.5CountyNEW CASTLEAPN09-041.10-273Fireplace TypeHas Fireplace

Schools near 40 Birchgrove Road

This home is within Christina School District.


Rating	School	Type	Grades	Distance
8/10	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School	Public - Serves this home	K to 5	0.6 mi
3/10	Kirk (George V.) Middle School	Public - Serves this home	6 to 8	2.7 mi
6/10	Christiana High School	Public - Serves this home	6 to 12	2.0 mi
NR	Delaware School for the Deaf Secondary	Public - Choice school	PK to 12	2.8 mi
NR	Brennen School (The)	Public - Nearby school	PK to 12	2.8 mi
NR	Douglass School	Public - Choice school	1 to 12	9.0 mi
NR	Learning Express Academy	Private - Nearby school	K to 8	0.3 mi


Rating	School	Distance
8/10	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School PublicK to 5 Serves this home	0.6 mi
3/10	Kirk (George V.) Middle School Public6 to 8 Serves this home	2.7 mi
6/10	Christiana High School Public6 to 12 Serves this home	2.0 mi
NR	Delaware School for the Deaf Secondary PublicPK to 12 Choice school	2.8 mi
NR	Brennen School (The) PublicPK to 12 Nearby school	2.8 mi
NR	Douglass School Public1 to 12 Choice school	9.0 mi
NR	Learning Express Academy PrivateK to 8 Nearby school	0.3 mi

School ratings and boundaries are provided by GreatSchools.org and Pitney Bowes. This information should only be used as a reference. Proximity or boundaries shown here are not a guarantee of enrollment. Please reach out to schools directly to verify all information and enrollment eligibility.

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Nearby home values

Address	Sold price	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Lot (Sqft)
This home: 40 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	$290,000	4	3	1,875	6,970
38 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	$166,000	3	3	–	6,534
42 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	$408,000	5	4	1,875	6,970
36 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	–	4	3	1,950	6,970
44 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	–	3	2	1,275	6,970
43 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	$230,000	3	2	1,850	6,534
41 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	$265,000	4	3	1,875	6,534
39 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	$223,000	3	3	–	6,534
45 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	–	4	3	2,075	6,534
34 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	–	4	3	2,050	6,970
46 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	–	4	3	1,700	7,841
37 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	–	3	2	1,250	6,534
47 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	–	4	3	1,850	8,712
35 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	$133,670	3	3	–	13,503
32 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	–	4	3	1,725	6,970
48 Birchgrove Road, Newark, DE 19702	–	–	–	–	175,982

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