Beautifully updated brick ranch home on two acres for horses, gardening and recreational activities. Custom-built cabinetry and countertops in bathrooms and kitchen show quality craftsmanship. Hardwood flooring in main common areas of home, carpet in bedrooms. Converted garage affords privacy for work, play, hobbies or relaxation space. Detached 1196 sq ft garage/shop has power, concrete floor, 9-foot garage door. House roof new in 2025, HVAC new in 2023. "Better View" windows have lifetime, transferrable warranty, installed in 2020. Livestock-type fencing in back yard. Small storage shed conveys with the home. Tenant occupied; lease expires 06/30/2027. Woodstoves in home and shop do not convey. Propane logs will be installed in the home fireplace prior to closing. The shop "Hot Dawg" heater, the exhaust fan and lights inside paint booth do not convey. Propane tank is rented and buyer may continue the rental agreement.
Butts Road, located between I-64 and the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, is a suburban and semi-rural Chesapeake neighborhood with wide arterial corridors and pockets of wooded lowland. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Butts Station Road and Battlefield Boulevard corridor, where big-box retail, local eateries, and steady commuter traffic set the daily rhythm. Housing trends toward newer subdivisions and townhome communities set back from the main roads, with cul-de-sacs and retention ponds shaping the streetscape. Greenway edges and drainage canals hint at the area’s coastal-plain geography. For a cultural anchor, the nearby Chesapeake Arboretum and Chesapeake Planetarium add a quieter, civic-minded counterpoint to the commercial strips.
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Market insights
1213 Fentress Airfield Rd · $499,900
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 33 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
99.3%
Most homes are selling 1% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$499,900
Median sale price in this area is $454,061. (9% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
19% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Cathedral ceiling
Gas-propane fireplace
Bedrooms
1 bedroom on the first floor
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
Kitchen
Microwave, gas range, refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Washer, dryer
Flooring
Carpet, laminate, vinyl, wood
Heating & cooling
Heat pump heating
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Horses allowed
Pump
Fenced
Home design
Detached ranch
1 story
Parking
Detached 2-car garage
Additional multi-car parking
Off-street parking
Driveway parking
Construction
Brick siding
Asphalt shingle roof
Crawl-space foundation
Detached workshop
Utilities
Well water
Septic sewer
Gas water heater
HOA & community
No HOA
Electricity and solar
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Sale and tax history for 1213 Fentress Airfield Rd
Sale History
Tax History
Date
Event
Price
REINMLS #10658797
Oct 20, 2026
Listed
$499,900
$275/sq ft
REINMLS #10578793
Jun 3, 2025
Rental Removed
$2,750
$2/sq ft
May 31, 2025
Price Changed
$2,750
$2/sq ft
May 17, 2025
Price Changed
$2,800
$2/sq ft
May 9, 2025
Price Changed
$2,900
$2/sq ft
Apr 16, 2025
Listed for Rent
$3,000
$2/sq ft
Public Records
Apr 9, 2004
Sold
$200,000
$110/sq ft
Public Records
Aug 11, 1986
Sold
$80,000
$44/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$4,123 (+7.4%)
$211,500 + $196,700
$408,200
2025
$3,839 (+7.3%)
$186,100 + $194,000
$380,100
2024
$3,578 (+10.0%)
$166,200 + $188,100
$354,300
2023
$3,254 (+8.0%)
$144,300 + $177,900
$322,200
2022
$3,014 (+8.8%)
$129,300 + $169,100
$298,400
2021
$2,770 (−0.9%)
$113,800 + $150,000
$263,800
2020
$2,796 (+0.8%)
$113,800 + $152,500
$266,300
2019
$2,774
$113,800 + $150,400
$264,200
2018
$2,774 (+1.1%)
$113,800 + $150,400
$264,200
2017
$2,743
$110,800 + $150,400
$261,200
2015
$2,742
$110,800 + $150,400
$261,200
2014
$2,742 (+13.3%)
$110,800 + $150,400
$261,200
2013
$2,419 (+1.8%)
$80,000 + $150,400
$230,400
2012
$2,376
$80,000 + $146,300
$226,300
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
3
Baths
2
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
2.17 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,820
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,820
Year built
1972
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Chesapeake
APN
0630000000263
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Oct 12, 2026.
A-1
Agricultural District
This district is created primarily for the protection of the agricultural industry and rural section of the city from the invasion of urban and suburban uses and to preserve agricultural lands, forest lands and open space in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of the community. This district is not intended for major residential development; therefore, residential development and subdivisions for residential purposes in the A-1 agricultural district are prohibited except for minor subdivisions, as that term is defined in section 3-403 of this ordinance, preservation divisions, as that term is defined in section 10-201 of this ordinance, and conditional cluster developments approved in accordance with section 6-2200 et seq. of this ordinance.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Equestrian facility
Livestock production
Community / recreation center
Day care facility
Housing-Single unit
Fire house
Library
Police station
Communications tower
Agriculture-Cropland
Jan 11, 2017 • Final
Commercial alteration
Remodel
Jan 5, 2017 • Final
Commercial fire
Install a new dry chemical fire suppression system for a spray room.
Fire sprinkler
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.15% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
8/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 106° expected this year, 16 days in 30 years
8/10 Wind Factor
80% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
0 unhealthy days expected this year, 2 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Chesapeake, VA • 23322
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Sun exposure
95/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
This home ranks in the top 24% for direct sun exposure in Chesapeake. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
10.4 hrs
6.6 hrs
JuneDecember
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Redfin Estimate for 1213 Fentress Airfield Rd
$498,172
$1,728 under list price of $500K
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