Outer Bank Community Overview - Southern Shores to Corolla

Southern Shores, NC 27949  -

This 22,600 acre development consists with canals, maritime hardwood forests, dunes, and private beaches. The average price for a home has been $589,222with 60 homes having been sold. Of that, on the Oceanside, 18 homes sold at an average of $809,500. Southern Shores Westside, 47 homes sold at an average of $504,800. Association dues are $50 annually. The neighborhoods of Southern Shores breakdown as follows:

PELICAN WATCH

A duplex condominium development that is located on the ocean adjacent to the Kitty Hawk pier. Pelican Watch has strict architectural controls. Amenities include a swimming pool and private beach access. Association dues are $2,000 per year.

CHICAHAUK

Located on the west side of Ocean Boulevard on top of a high dune and then falling into the woods and along the banks of canals that open into the Currituck Sound. Generous lot sizes with some over one acre and the surrounding Cypress Point Preserve Area help to maintain an open and spacious feeling throughout. The average price for a home has been $500,000, with 11 homes sold. Most of Chicahauk is served by county water. Amenities include tennis courts and private beach parking. Association dues are $65-115annually.

DUCK WOODS ROAD

Can be entered only from US 158 on the north side of town. Bounded by navigable canals on one side and the Duck Woods Golf Club on the other, few places on the Outer Banks can compare with the privacy offered. 3 homes have sold for an average of $526,000. Association dues are $50-75 annually.

MALLARD COVE

A townhouse community near Duck Woods Golf Club that appeals to the retirement set who want the prestige and amenities of Southern Shores without the maintenance of a large yard.

Duck, NC 27949  -

Named for the sheer numbers of waterfowl that once flocked here during migratory seasons, Duck is characterized by quaint boutiques, fine dining, and a variety of water sports both on the sound and in the ocean. It has been named by both the Travel Channel and America On-Line as one of the best family beach destinations in the United States. Duck will be offering various musical, theatre, and children's events in the new town municipal park.

JAYCREST

Located on the soundside containing twenty five lots with a minimum size of 10,000 square feet. Two homes have recently sold in Jaycrest average price being $370,000. Dare County water and individual septic tanks. No ocean access. Association dues are $460 per year.

NANTUCKET

Two and three bedroom condominiums situated on the soundfront and soundside in Duck offering outstanding sunset views with ocean views from some units. Three condos have sold- average price $305,800. Neighborhood has no ocean access. The association fees are $3600 per year.

OCEANCREST

Ocean to sound community with 54 single family lots. Minimum lot size is 15,000 square feet. Amenities include soundside swimming pool with bathhouse and one tennis court. Property association dues are $978 per year. Dare county water and individual septic tanks.

TIDES

One of the smaller subdivisions in Duck consisting of eight single family homesites. Dare County water and individual septic systems. Subdivision is located on the oceanside of NC12 and offers easy ocean access. Association dues are $500 per year.

BIAS SHORES

Forty nine single family lots running from the Atlantic Ocean to the Currituck Sound. Subdivision amenities include soundside swimming pool, pier with gazebo tennis courts, deeded sound and private ocean access with parking. County water and individual septic tanks. Minimum lot size is 15,000 square feet. Association dues are $835 per year.

TUCKAHOE

Ocean to sound community with eighty four single family lots. Lot sizes start at 15,000 square feet. Subdivision amenities are include a soundside swimming pool, pier with gazebo, and one tennis court. The oceanside has a nice wooden walkway to the beach. The access for the Currituck sound is a pier. Dare county water and individual septic tanks. The association dues are $800 per year. The average price for a home in the past year has been $535,000 with 2 home having sold.

SEA HAWK & SEA HAWK SOUTH

Ocean to sound community with oceanside lots starting at 15,000 square feet. There are approximately 80 lots. There is an ocean and sound access; the sound access is currently unimproved. Dare County water and individual septic tanks. The Association Dues for the Oceanside of Sea Hawk are $100 per year.

SAND DOLLAR SHORES

Located on the oceanside of Duck Road, Sand Dollar Shores consists of forty two single family lots with a wooden access to the ocean. Dare County water and individual septic systems. Lots are a minimum of 10,000 square feet. The association dues are $100 per year.

GEORGETOWN SANDS

Oceanside Townhomes with two bedrooms and two and one half baths. Subdivision amenities include swimming pool and tennis courts. Improved ocean access. The association dues vary depending on location.

SEA ACRES

This is an oceanside subdivision with private beach access. Located on the south side of Plover Drive has thirty one single family lots. Lot size is a minimum of 15,000 square feet. Dare County water and individual septic systems. No association dues.

AMY ACRES

This is an oceanside community with private beach access. Located on the north side of Plover Drive and made up of twenty six single family lots and Duck Blind Villa Condominiums adjacent to the ocean. Single family lots are 20,000 square feet each. Dare County water and individual septic tanks. No association dues.

FOUR SEASONS

An upscale gated community located on the south end of Duck Village, this neighborhood has been carefully planned to maintain the natural beauty of this unique property. The winding roads and private cul-de-sacs are profuse with foliage and water views from the soaring dunes. This gated subdivision offers ocean to sound properties with many amenities including indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, playground, lighted sidewalks, volleyball courts, soundside pier and a trolley to Duck attractions. Dare county water and individual septic. Annual association dues are $3875. Four Seasons is a community of 143 properties with an abundance of community amenities. The average price for a home in the past year has been $1,836,000 with five homes having sold, two of which were large oceanfronts.

SEA PINES

Formerly Ocean Beach Campground, Sea Pines is located on the oceanside of NC12 and runs to the ocean. It is made up of fifty nine single family lots and two commercial lots. Four homes have sold to date with average price of $735,000. Dare County water and individual septic tanks. Subdivision includes a swimming pool and tennis courts. Association dues are $1100 annually.

OCEAN DUNES

An oceanside community with ninety single family homesites that offers not only ocean access, but a sound access as well. Lot sizes are no less than 10,000 square feet. Three homes have sold for an average around $802,000. Dare County water and individual septic tanks. Association dues are $3600 per year.

POTESKEET

This seventy one lot single family oceanside community has Dare County water and individual septic tanks. The lots are 10,000 square feet and there is ocean and sound access. One home sold this past year for $380,000. $160 per year covers the association dues.

DUCK LANDING

An upscale community located in the heart of Duck Village. This subdivision offers pool and tennis, clubhouse with fitness center, sidewalks, and easy ocean access with parking. Lot sizes average 15,000 square feet and association dues are $2520 per year. Dare County water and individual septic. Two homes sold within the year for $800,000 and $2,349,000 for a large oceanfront.

SCHOONER RIDGE

This community is a popular area for renters. With sixty nine lots of 15,000 square feet, the amenities include an oceanfront pool and indoor clubhouse with tennis, pool, and racquetball. Five homes having sold within the last year average price around $686,000. Dare County water and individual septic tanks. This subdivision has fees of $1750 per year.

POTESKEET VILLAGE

An oceanside community with ocean and sound access. There are forty one single family lots of 10,000 square feet. Dare County water and individual septic tanks. The fees for the subdivision are $20 per year. The average price for the previous years was $650,000.

SALTAIRE

Fifty eight single family oceanside lots of 10,000 square feet. Water is supplied by individual well and each homesite requires a septic tank. Only one house has sold in the past year for $524,000. The association dues are $75 per year.

BAYBERRY BLUFFS

Lot sizes on these one hundred twenty single family oceanside homesites are no smaller than 10,000 square feet. Individual well and septic tanks. Subdivision has easy ocean access. The average price for this year was $607,750 with 4 homes sold. Association dues are $150 per year.

DUCK RIDGE SHORES

Deeded sound and ocean access in this oceanside community. These fifty nine single family homesites have individual wells and septic tanks. $100 per year will cover association dues. No association dues.

COLONY BY THE SEA

This subdivision is a combination of sixteen single family homesites with a minimum of 15,000 square feet, and "Sea Colony" condominiums on the oceanfront. There is ocean access and a soundfront pier. The condos have a swimming pool and tennis courts. Homeowners in the subdivision have an association fee of $2400 per year for 1 bedroom condos, more for the 2 bedrooms. Two condos have sold this past year for an average of $277,000.

OLDE DUCK BEACH

There are twenty seven single family homesites in this oceanside subdivision. Lots are no smaller than 15,000 square feet. Water is supplied by municipal water and each homesite requires a septic tank. Within Old Duck Beach is the area of CC Byrum which is only different from the main part of the community by name.

BARRIER ISLAND RESORT

Time share and single ownership condo community from ocean to sound. Amenities include pools, tennis courts, restaurant/lounge and planned activities. Barrier Island has a fee of $5000 per year depending on location.

SHIPS WATCH

This is a co ownership community with ten 5 week segments per single family residence. All Ships Watch homes are fully furnished including fresh bed and bath linens and beach towels, complete gourmet kitchen, entertainment center with VCR, stereo and wet bar, beach chairs and umbrellas, Jen- Aires and outdoor grills. There is a solar heated swimming pool, soundfront pier, children’s pool, basketball courts, concierge service, tennis courts and many planned activities for the co owners. There are 53 homesites with individual septic tanks and Dare County water. The average price for this past year was $187,000 with 1 co ownership home sold. Association dues vary depending on location.

SANDY RIDGE

This oceanside community overlooks the Army Corps property located just north of the subdivision. There are twenty four homesites and the subdivision has a pool, sound and ocean access. The lots are 15,000 square feet. Dare County water and septic tanks. The fees in this subdivision are $850 per year. Only one house has sold in the past year for $514,000.

OSPREY

Ocean & sound access, pool, and non-motorized watercraft sound access. Overlooking the Corps property to the South, this subdivision with thirty five single family homesites located on the oceanside has very strict architectural guidelines. Lot sizes are 10,000 square feet. Dare County water and individual septic tanks. Association dues are $600 per year in Osprey. Two homes have been sold this year. One was a smaller home off the beach for $650,000, the other was a semi-oceanfront for $1,175,000.

SEA RIDGE

This elevated oceanside community has thirty nine single family homesites. Minimum lot size is 10,000 square feet. Owners in this subdivision are protected by strict architectural guidelines. Dare County water and individual septic tanks. Association dues are $550 per year. Only one home has sold this year- an oceanfront for $2,450,000.

SNOW GEESE SOUTH & DUNES

Ocean & sound access. These communities are located in the natural dunes. Snow Geese South is an ocean to sound community with thirty eight single family homesites. The lots average 9,000 square feet. The association dues are $330 per year. Snow Geese Dunes has thirty eight lots of 10,000 square feet each, this oceanside community has an association fee of $100 per year. Average selling price in the past year was $764,800 having sold five homes.

SAND HILLS

An Oceanside community with beach access, made up of 21 lots. Most lots are around 1/3 to 3/4 of an acre. In the past year 2 homes have sold for an average of $672,500 The association dues are $100 per year. Municipal water is available and waste is disposed by individual septic tanks.

CAROLINA DUNES

Ocean & sound access. Carolina Dunes provides beautiful water views from high dunes. Several homes built in this subdivision are on a high dune. The average price for a home in the past year has been $679,722 with 9 homes having sold. This large subdivision consists of two hundred and twenty five oceanside lots of 15,000 square feet each. Association are $75 per year.

NORTHPOINT

Northpoint is a great development with ocean and sound access, offering sound front pier, two tennis courts, a basketball court and indoor heated swimming pool. Northpoint is a community of 26 properties and ten co ownership homes consisting of ten five week segments per home. The lots are no less than 20,000 square feet. The association fees for individual home owners vary depding on location from $3,000 to $4,000. One co-ownership sold for $106,000. One home sold for $854,500.

WILD DUCK DUNES

Oceanside community. Wild Duck Dunes has ocean and sound access with walkways and soundside piers. Wild Duck Dunes is a community of 30 properties. In the past year, one property sold for an average price of $525,000. The lots in this oceanside community have 10,000 square feet each. Association dues are $300 per year.

PORT TRINITIE

This Ocean to Sound community has amenities such as two swimming pools, two tennis courts, and a sound side pier and gazebo. Port Trinitie is a community of 53 properties including single family homesites, villas and co ownership duplexes with ten five week segments per duplex. Co ownership duplexes have sold for between $19,500 and $77,500 with 6 having sold in the past year. Association dues depend on location. SEA TERN This community has twenty eight ocean to sound lots with excellent vegetation including bayberries and live oak trees. Ocean access. Sea Tern is a community of 28 properties with lots of 15,000 square feet.

CAFFEY'S INLET HAMLET

Caffey’s Inlet offers ocean & private sound access and a children’s playground area. Caffey’s Inlet is a community of 44 properties with 15,000 square feet lots. In the past year, one oceanfront has sold for $2,475,000 and a home with no views for $672,000. Association dues are $100- $200 per year.

SOUND SEA VILLAGE

Forty three 15,000 square foot lots, a private sound beach, children's playground area, and private improved access comprise this development. On the soundfront are three duplexes which are the only multi family allowed in this development. Association dues are $100 per year. One home sold for $600,000 in the past year.

GULL'S FLIGHT

An oceanside community of seventeen lots which are no less than 15,000 square feet. Association dues are $400 per year and they have Dare County water and individual septic tanks.

OCEAN PINES

An interval ownership resort that stretches from ocean to sound. An attractively done amenities package includes a soundfront pier and access area, an indoor swimming pool, tennis court, shuffleboard court and private ocean access with lifeguard protected beach.

SANDERLING

Full of heavy vegetation and wildlife. Winding lanes take you through this beautiful secluded community from the oceanfront all the way to the Sound. Amenities include: outdoor pool, indoor pool, tennis courts, health club, and spa. Association fees vary with the different phases of Sanderling and in what amenities the owner chooses to participate. Sanderling has 327 properties. Ten homes sold within this last year. Oceanfront homes averaged $1,239,000 and non-oceanfronts averaged $747,000 with the more affordable homes selling on the soundside.

STATION BAY COVE is a separate part of Sanderling with twenty seven lots from ocean to sound, ranging from 15,000 to 27,000 square feet.

PALMER'S ISLAND CLUB

Located just north of Sanderling is an upscale development on the northern beaches. Palmers Island has 14 homes. This community consists of oceanfront lots that are roughly three fourths of an acre in size, and have very large (6000+ square feet) homes built on them. This is the northern most community in Dare County. One home sold within this last year for $4,000,000.

Corolla, NC 27927 -

Currituck County's northern beaches around Corolla have been described by USA Weekend as ''one of the 10 best undiscovered beaches on the East Coast.'' The place names of this area reflect the early Native American heritage. Currituck is a derivation of a Native American work meaning “land of the wild goose.”Recreation activities such as golf, miniature golf, movie theaters, and public boat ramps and watersports are also available. Corolla is a great Outer Banks vacation destination.

PINE ISLAND

Pine Island is bordered by 5,000 acres of National Audubon Society Pine Island Sanctuary. Oceanside lots range from 15,000-32,000 square feet; oceanfronts average 30,000 square feet in size. The community consists of 300 single family homesites on 385 acres. Water and sewage are central. Amenities include swimming pools, tennis courts, jogging paths, access to Pine Island Racquet Club, use of private airplane landing strip and a future beach club. 5 homes sold which averaged in the past year, four of which were oceanfront for an average of $2,345,000. The one interior home sold for $850,000. Association dues are $2200 per year. There are also dune replenishment assessments which vary by location.

SPINDRIFT

The community of Spindrift is approximately three miles north of the Dare/Currituck County line. It is bordered on the south by Pine Island and on the north by Ocean Sands. There are 31 lots which are a minimum of 40,000 square feet in size. There are private, paved roads, well water, septic and no amenities. Gated Community. Association dues are $320 per year.

THE CURRITUCK CLUB

The newest subdivision has the only golf community on the northern Outer Banks which offers an 18- hole award winning championship course. Single family homesites, villas and patio homes enjoy the tennis courts, swimming pools, playground, lighted bike and jogging paths and stocked fishponds. Community has central water and septic and private ocean access. Association dues are $2442 per year. Eight homes have sold for an average $1,216,125 in the main neighborhood section, while patio homes averaged $552,000 and condos averaged $453,000.

OCEAN SANDS

The diverse community of over 1000 homes with lots ranging in size from 6,500 to 11,000 square feet. There are single family homes, condominiums, townhomes, and duplexes spread throughout the community. Association dues are $300 per year. Sections A, B, and C depend are larger lots with individual septic systems and are not part of the property owners association. Section O has it’s own private pool and tennis courts. 30 homes sold which averaged $435,000 to $1,923,000 in the past year.

CROWNPOINT

Just north of Ocean Sands is Crown Point. This is a small, quiet community in which the ocean is walking distance from every lot. There are 90 building sites in this community and tennis and a pool are available. Lot sizes average 6,000 square feet. Roads are paved and there is community water and sewage. Three homes sold which averaged a sales price of $613,333 in the past year.

BUCK ISLAND

Buck Island is an upscale, oceanside development on the northern beaches that has a historic Charleston, SC feel to it. Buck Island offers 90 individual homesites with tennis, pool. Water and sewage are provided by Monteray Shores facilities, Designed along the lines of the successful Duck community of Ships Watch, Buck Island offers the ultimate in luxury living. 5 homes sold which ranged from $472,000 for a 4-bedroom carriage home to a large oceanfront for $1,625,000 in the past year.

WHALEHEAD BEACH

Lots range from 35,000 square feet on the oceanfront to 20,000 square feet for interior lots. The 840 lots which comprise Whalehead Beach have municipal water septic systems. There are no association fees and no amenities. Whalehead Beach provides public parking spaces throughout the community and public beach access. Eighteen homes sold which averaged $733,000 for interior homes and $2,850,000 for oceanfront.

MONTERAY SHORES

Monteray Shores is a soundside community which will consist of over 630 building sites. This community is comprised of lots ranging from 8,000 to 11,000 square feet with soundside lots and homes available. Amenities include swimming, tennis, jogging trail, soundside piers, clubhouse and more. Water and sewage are centralized. Association dues are $1460 per year. Beach access is through the public accesses in Whalehead Beach. There is a building moratorium in effect. Six homes sold which averaged $567,000 in the past year.

COROLLA LIGHT

A community of 260 lots ranging in size from 8,000 to 11,000 square feet. Association dues are $2930 per year. The amenities package is very extensive with services ranging from an oceanfront recreation center with pools, activities director, basketball and shuffleboard; to a soundfront pool and nature trail. An indoor rec center with swimming, tennis and health club complete the package. A tram circles through the community providing easy access. Corolla Light has its own water and sewage treatment plant.The community consists of single family homes and homesites, multi-family dwellings and commercial acreage. 9 properties have sold, with $375,000 as an average for the townhomes, $555,000 for the Oceanside townhomes and $696,000 for interior single-family homes.

OCEAN HILL

A community of 113 lots, averaging 20,000 square feet, Ocean Hill has individual septic systems and wells. No amenities are available, but the beach is magnificent. Many homes have views of the Currituck Lighthouse. Association dues are $250 per year. One home sold for $699,000 in the past year. Many homes have views of the Currituck Lighthouse.

THE VILLAGES AT OCEAN HILL

A 341 lot community, The Villages at Ocean Hill offers tennis, pools, sound access, fitness center, and a gorgeous oceanfront. Lot sizes vary from 8,500 square feet on the interior lots to 20,000 square feet on the oceanfront. The water is municipal and the septic is community system. This development marks the end of the paved roads on the Currituck Outer Banks. Seven homes sold which averaged $680,583 in the past year not including one oceanfront which sold for $1,150,000. Many homes have views of Currituck Lighthouse.