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$229,000

1521 Blackwood Street
Gastonia, NC 28052
Listed by Phillip Stroup · Mark Spain Real Estate
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Living area
940 sqft
Year built
1949

About this home

Charming 2-bed, 1-bath, located in a quaint neighborhood and just minutes from Downtown Gastonia and a short drive to Cramerton, Belmont, and Charlotte. This home offers so much! Complete kitchen and bathroom remodel in 2022, plus new flooring, windows, and more! New HVAC in 2023; water heater in 2022. A new vapor barrier and sump pump were installed in 2025 as preventive maintenance. Wired for AT&T Fiber. Level backyard and mature trees offer the perfect setting for an evening BBQ with friends. And the fully fenced backyard makes it ideal for your furry friends! ADT security equipment, including outdoor cameras, door sensors, glass break sensors, plus smoke and CO2 detectors, is transferable to the new owner. Asphalt driveway provides plenty of parking space plus additional space under the covered carport. Please call the listing agent with any additional questions.

Highlights

Fireplace

Property details

MLS
Canopy MLS
MLS #
CAR4420780
Property type
Single Family Residence
Subdivision
None
Status
Active
Days on market
39
On market date
September 16, 2026
Stories
N/A
Total bathrooms
1
Garage spaces
N/A
Parking spaces
N/A
Lot size
N/A

Location

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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
Gaston Virtual Academy Middle
0.5 mi away · Grades 0-8
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
Not yet rated
Local Score not yet available for this school
Enrollment
189
District
Gaston County Schools
Middle
Southwest Middle
1.04 mi away · Grades 6-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
2.6
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: D (2025)
Enrollment
772
Student:teacher ratio
14.8:1
District
Gaston County Schools
High
Gaston Early College High School
5.2 mi away · Grades 9-13
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.8
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: A (2025)
Enrollment
238
Student:teacher ratio
23.8:1
District
Gaston County Schools

Walkability

Blended score for Gastonia's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).

45
Somewhat walkable
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
6.2 / 20 -- Below average walkable
Google Places amenity density
65 / 100
Restaurants & cafes4
Grocery stores5
Parks2
Schools8
Transit stops0
Pharmacies2

Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in Gastonia, from live MLS data.

On the market 39 days -- 41 fewer days than Gastonia's current average of 80 days.
For reference, the median list price across 733 active listings in Gastonia right now is $299,000.

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Est. monthly payment
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$45,800 down
$183,200 loan
Principal & interest$1,188
Property tax (est.)$191
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated 1 days ago.

Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.