552 South Old Mill Road

Closed 10/31/25

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Last Sold Price

$390,000

3 beds3 baths1,559 sqft$250/sqft

552 S Old Mill Rd, Dover, DE 19901

Single FamilyProperty Type

0.39 acresLot Size

1970Year Built

$250/sq ftPrice per sq ft

3 carsParking Spaces

Description

Welcome home to this absolutely stunning 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath ranch home in the Caesar Rodney school district. The moment you enter the front door you can just feel the love that has made this house a home. You enter the main living room with its gleaming wood floors, leading to your choice of a formal dining room or leave it a home office as it is now. The rear of the home was built for entertaining and fun, with the large 23x15 family room off the kitchen which leads to your rear outdoor paradise...Welcome home to this absolutely stunning 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath ranch home in the Caesar Rodney school district. The moment you enter the front door you can just feel the love that has made this house a home. You enter the main living room with its gleaming wood floors, leading to your choice of a formal dining room or leave it a home office as it is now. The rear of the home was built for entertaining and fun, with the large 23x15 family room off the kitchen which leads to your rear outdoor paradise with 2 decks, oversized rear yard and a fire pit to relax and enjoy those chilly fall nights. The rest of the home has 3 nice sized bedrooms, 2.5 baths and a full unfinished basement for storage. Let's not forget the large 28x32 detached garage and workshop for all your current or future toys. The following updates have been done in the last 5 years: Garage doors 2024, full bath 2024, upper cabinets 2025, microwave 2025 LVP flooring in all rooms except the front 2022, powder room 2021, windows (excluding back room) 2022 and all new kitchen appliances. This home has it all and is on a large .39-acre lot. This home is close to local beaches and only minutes to the Dover Air Force Base.

Listed by: Stephanie S Lehane 302.659.1320 customercare@lehaneteam.com • RE/MAX Eagle Realty
Listed by: Sean P McCracken 302.218.7990 sean@lehaneteam.com • RE/MAX Eagle Realty

Listing closed: 10/31/2025 12:00 AM • Source: BRIGHT, MLS#: DEKT2039216

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699 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901

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Property Information for 552 South Old Mill Road

Property Details

Taxes: $1,282 / year
MLS Type: Residential / Fee Simple
County: Kent County
Tax ID Number: NM-00-09509-04-1200-000
Ownership: Fee Simple
Condo Coop Association: No
HOA: No
Structure Type: Detached
Style: Ranch/Rambler
Levels/Stories: 1
Waterfront: No
Garage: Yes
Expected On Market Date: 08-01-2025
Subdivision: OLD MILL ACRES
Subdivision: OLD MILL ACRES (KENT DE)
Building Name: NONE (DOVER DE)
Legal Subdivision: BANCROFT & THOMAS
Total Parking Spaces: 3
Central Air: Yes
Basement: Yes
Above Grade Finished SQFT: 1,559.00
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

Building Information

Stories: 1
Year Built: 1970
Lot Size: 0.39 AC / 16,988 SF

Location

In City Limits: Yes
School District Name: CAESAR RODNEY

School District County ID: 300200396889
SchoolDistrictSource: Listing Agent
County: KENT
MLS Area: Caesar Rodney (30803)

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

Taxes and Assessment

Tax Year: 2024
Tax Assessed Value: $324,500

Year Assessed: 2024
County Tax: $185
Improvement Assessed Value: $234,800
City Town Tax: $0
Land Assessed Value: $89,700
Clean Green Assessed: No
Land Use Code: 0
Zoning: RS1
Tax Lot: 1200-000
School Tax: $992
Automatically Update Tax Values Y/N: Yes

Rooms

Main

# Bedrooms Count Main Level: 3
# Bathrooms Count Main Level: 3

# Bathrooms Full Main Level: 2
# Bathrooms Half Main Level: 1

Rooms

Stories: Main

Building Info

Total Finished SQFT: 1,559.00
Total Finished SQFT Source: Assessor

Tax Total Finished SQFT: 1,559.00
Total SQFT: 1,559.00
Total SQFT Source: Assessor
Construction Materials: Frame
Ext Main Mid-res: http://bright-media01.prd.brightmls.com/bright/images/0000/8040/4702/4432/804047024432_512_384_WM_Y8ZP3QzfMG6F61rF.jpg
Basement Type: Full, Unfinished
Foundation Details: Concrete Perimeter
Room and Floor: Bedrooms-Main Level-1, Bedrooms-Main Level-2, Bedrooms-Main Level-3, Bathrooms Full-Main Level-1, Bathrooms Full-Main Level-2, Bathrooms Half-Main Level-1
# Bathrooms Full: 2
# Bathrooms Half: 1

Lot / Land Information

Lot Size Source: Assessor
Lot Size Dimensions: 100.00 x 170.00

Lot Dimensions Source: Assessor
Parcel ID: 2462693

Parking

Type Of Parking: Attached Garage, Driveway, On Street, Detached Garage
Num of Attached Garage Spaces: 2

Num of Detached Garage Spaces: 1
Total Garage Spaces: 3
Garage Features: Garage - Front Entry

Interior Features

Fireplace: Yes
Fireplaces Count: 1

Fireplace Features: Wood
Accessibility Features: None

Exterior Features

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: Propane - Owned
Hot Water: Propane
Water Source: Well
Sewer Septic: Public Sewer

Confidential Data

Listing Office

List Agent AOR: Kent County Association of REALTORS

Property History for 552 South Old Mill Road

Date	Event & Source	Price	Appreciation
Oct 31, 2025	Closed BRIGHT #DEKT2039216	$390,000	—
Aug 13, 2025	Pending BRIGHT #DEKT2039216		—
Aug 13, 2025	Active Under Contract BRIGHT #DEKT2039216		—
Aug 1, 2025	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DEKT2039216	$374,900	—
May 8, 2020	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #668737085	$244,000	—
May 8, 2020	Closed BRIGHT #DEKT236828	$244,000	—
Apr 5, 2020	Pending BRIGHT #DEKT236828		—
Mar 17, 2020	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DEKT236828	$240,000	—
Jun 21, 2005	Closed BRIGHT #DEKT124020	$220,000	—
Apr 23, 2005	Pending BRIGHT #DEKT124020		—
Apr 16, 2005	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DEKT124020	$220,000	—

Date	Event & Source	Price
10/31/2025	Closed BRIGHT #DEKT2039216	$390,000
08/13/2025	Pending BRIGHT #DEKT2039216	—
08/13/2025	Active Under Contract BRIGHT #DEKT2039216	—
08/01/2025	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DEKT2039216	$374,900
05/08/2020	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #668737085	$244,000
05/08/2020	Closed BRIGHT #DEKT236828	$244,000
04/05/2020	Pending BRIGHT #DEKT236828	—
03/17/2020	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DEKT236828	$240,000
06/21/2005	Closed BRIGHT #DEKT124020	$220,000
04/23/2005	Pending BRIGHT #DEKT124020	—
04/16/2005	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #DEKT124020	$220,000

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

Public Records for 552 South Old Mill Road

Taxable ValueLand$89,700Additions$234,800Total$324,500

Tax Record2025$1,701 ($142 / month)

Home Facts

Beds3Baths1.5Total Finished SqFt1,445 SqFtAbove Grade Finished SqFt1,445 SqFtUnfinished Basement SqFt1,125 SqFtStories1Lot Size16,988 SqFtStyleSingle Family ResidenceYear Built1970Year Renovated1970ZoningRS1CountyKENTAPN7-00-095.09-04-12.00-000

Schools near 552 South Old Mill Road

This home is within Caesar Rodney School District.


Rating	School	Type	Grades	Distance
10/10	Frear (Allen) Elementary School	Public - Serves this home	1 to 5	1.0 mi
4/10	Postlethwait (F. Niel) Middle School	Public - Serves this home	6 to 8	1.1 mi
6/10	Caesar Rodney High School	Public - Serves this home	9 to 12	1.0 mi
NR	Charlton (John S.) School	Public - Choice school	PK to 12	1.0 mi
NR	Kent Elementary Intensive Learning Center	Public - Nearby school	3	1.5 mi
4/10	Magnolia Middle School	Public - Choice school	6 to 8	3.1 mi
NR	The Learning Compass	Private - Nearby school	K to 12	0.3 mi
NR	Home Learning Center	Private - Nearby school	1 to 11	0.9 mi


Rating	School	Distance
10/10	Frear (Allen) Elementary School Public1 to 5 Serves this home	1.0 mi
4/10	Postlethwait (F. Niel) Middle School Public6 to 8 Serves this home	1.1 mi
6/10	Caesar Rodney High School Public9 to 12 Serves this home	1.0 mi
NR	Charlton (John S.) School PublicPK to 12 Choice school	1.0 mi
NR	Kent Elementary Intensive Learning Center Public3 Nearby school	1.5 mi
4/10	Magnolia Middle School Public6 to 8 Choice school	3.1 mi
NR	The Learning Compass PrivateK to 12 Nearby school	0.3 mi
NR	Home Learning Center Private1 to 11 Nearby school	0.9 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: 552 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901	$390,000	3	3	1,559	16,988
532 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901	$334,900	3	2	1,288	17,424
562 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901	$305,000	3	2	1,549	18,022
17 Tudor Court, Dover, DE 19901	$376,000	5	4	2,307	10,051
15 Tudor Court, Dover, DE 19901	–	4	3	1,832	10,019
512 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901	$153,900	3	3	1,288	17,500
19 Tudor Court, Dover, DE 19901	$270,000	5	4	2,181	10,454
136 Applewood Drive, Dover, DE 19901	$365,000	4	2	2,658	19,560
13 Tudor Court, Dover, DE 19901	$215,000	4	3	2,147	10,019
561 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901	–	3	2	1,404	17,860
515 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901	$300,000	3	2	1,607	24,771
570 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901	$182,000	4	2	1,554	17,500
23 Tudor Court, Dover, DE 19901	$297,500	4	3	2,112	10,019
11 Tudor Court, Dover, DE 19901	$340,000	4	3	2,016	9,990
502 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901	–	3	2.5	1,290	17,424
567 South Old Mill Road, Dover, DE 19901	–	3	1	1,000	16,988

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