Waterford neighborhood where properties rarely come to market! This spacious Colonial offers 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, soaring ceilings, and a flexible layout designed for both everyday living and entertaining. The main-level primary suite features a walk-in closet and ensuite bath with a soaking tub overlooking a scenic setting. Recently refinished hardwood floors refresh the main living spaces, and the kitchen includes appliances approximately five years new. Upstairs are three additional bedrooms, a full bath, a versatile flex area for play, gaming or reading, and a walk-in attic storage area offering excellent flexibility and storage. The finished walk-out lower level is an entertainer's retreat with a wet bar, full bath, and direct access to the pool and patio. Enjoy summer days by the pool, gather beneath the flowering pergola, or unwind around the fire pit on the separate brick-paved terrace. The grounds offer a semi-blank canvas with the bones of a park-like setting, plus a fenced vegetable garden ready for your vision. Additional highlights include a two-car attached heated garage and a convenient location close to Waterford Town Beach, Harkness Memorial State Park, shopping, dining, and area amenities.
Single-familyProperty Type
1998Year Built
2.52 acresLot Size
$284Price/Sq.Ft.
3 car garageParking
Listed by Kate Atkinson• Berkshire Hathaway NE Prop.
Ridgewood, located between Ocean Beach Park and Connecticut College, is a residential and coastal New London neighborhood with leafy streets and a bluff-top feel. Much of the streetscape reads as mid-century and late-20th-century homes set back behind mature trees, with occasional water glimpses. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Ocean Beach Park entrance on Ocean Avenue, where seasonal snack stands, the boardwalk, and beach traffic set the tempo. Ocean Beach Park and its boardwalk define warm-weather routines, while the Connecticut College Arboretum adds quiet trails and curated landscapes. Mitchell College’s waterfront campus and athletic fields lend a collegiate edge to the shoreline. Side streets stay calm, with sidewalks and pocket greens shaping a low-key, outdoors-forward rhythm.
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Offer insights
70 Pepperbox Rd · $875,000
$917K and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $917K+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
4 days
The average home goes pending in 36 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
102.1%
Most homes are selling 2% above list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Open floor plan
Automatic garage door opener
Full, partially finished basement
Attic with pull-down stairs
One fireplace
Central air conditioning
Bedrooms
4 bedrooms
Bathrooms
3 full bathrooms
1 half bathroom
Kitchen
Cooktop
Wall oven
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Garbage disposal
Laundry & utility
Washer and dryer included
Laundry on main level
Domestic hot water
Heating & cooling
Hot air heating (oil-fired)
Oil tank located in basement
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
In-ground swimming pool with pool house and safety fence
Shed
Front porch
Corner lot, lightly wooded
Located on a cul-de-sac
Home design
Single-family home
Parking
Attached garage
3-car garage
Construction
Vinyl siding
Frame construction
Concrete foundation
Asphalt shingle roof
Utilities
Public water connected
Septic system
Electricity and solar
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Great location situated on a quiet cul-de-sac in the corner of town. Expansive Colonial that can complete your every need, work from home, relax by your pool or fire pit amongst beautiful gardens or entertain in an English style pub. This home boasts 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, kitchen and great room with wood burning fire place, oversized island and hardwood floors. Vaulted ceiling living room, dining room guide you towards your home office, and first floor master suite, complete with walk in closet, bath with separate jetted soaking tub and walk in shower. The gracious staircase leads to three bedrooms, full bath and large sitting/play area. Ample storage is easily accessible from the sitting room. The entrance from the heated 3 car garage into the kitchen includes a large pantry, walk in coat closet and laundry room with a sink. The basement holds your private get away, full bath, wet bar, enormous space to make it your own weekend destination. The walk out basement takes you to your very private pool, beautiful landscape, fire pit area with stone walls under a flowering pergola. The home is equipped with generator hook up, central air and air purification system that transfers the air throughout the home 7x per day. Perfectly sited on 2.5 acres with professionally landscaped front, walking trail and garden.
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$10,850 (+3.9%)
$110,640 + $401,160
$511,800
2022
$10,443 (−0.3%)
$89,480 + $289,430
$378,910
2021
$10,473 (+2.1%)
$89,480 + $289,430
$378,910
2020
$10,253 (−0.4%)
$89,480 + $278,400
$367,880
2019
$10,293 (+2.0%)
$89,480 + $278,400
$367,880
2018
$10,087 (−1.5%)
$89,480 + $278,400
$367,880
2017
$10,241 (+0.3%)
$100,460 + $278,400
$378,860
2016
$10,213 (+8.0%)
$100,460 + $280,890
$381,350
2014
$9,457 (+3.1%)
$100,460 + $280,890
$381,350
2011
$9,171
$100,460 + $280,890
$381,350
Public record
Beds
4
Baths
3.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
2.52 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
3,082
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
3,082
Year built
1998
Style
Single Family Residential
County
New London County
APN
1587346
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Jul 14, 2023.
Historical weather
Waterford, CT • 06385
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Sun exposure
90/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 70 Pepperbox Rd
$896,201
$21K over list price of $875K
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