$449,000
About this home
Your Wilmington wish list probably goes beyond three bedrooms. It is a backyard where the dog can chase a ball. A real office instead of a laptop at the kitchen table. Weekend beach plans, favorite local dinner spots and a comfortable place to come home to afterward. At 553 Montego Court in West Bay Estates, nearly 2,000 square feet of flexible living space puts those possibilities within reach. Start with the spaces that shape your day: a kitchen with room to spread out while you cook, a spacious living room anchored by a gas-log fireplace, and a separate dining room ready for dinner parties, workdays or whatever your next chapter calls for. Out back, a fully fenced yard makes room for a garden, a lively game of fetch or an evening spent catching up with friends. One major update is already checked off your list: a brand-new HVAC system with a transferable three-year parts and labor warranty, subject to required maintenance through Blaze, the installing company. Upstairs, all three bedrooms keep the sleeping spaces separate from the activity below. The primary suite offers a tray ceiling, walk-in closet and private bath with both a soaking tub and a separate shower. Two additional bedrooms, a full bath and second-floor laundry mean fewer trips up and down with a laundry basket. A two-car garage, irrigation system and low annual HOA dues round out the practical perks. Beyond your front door, West Bay Estates offers neighborhood sidewalks and convenient access to grocery stores, shopping, dining and Wrightsville Beach. Highways and bypasses by the home also provide easy access to the airport and other beach communities in southeastern North Carolina. Room to work, room to gather and a backyard worth stepping outside for—come see how comfortably life could fit here.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS
- Hive MLS
- MLS #
- 100583848
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- West Bay Estates
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 126
- On market date
- June 24, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2.5
- Garage spaces
- 2
- Parking spaces
- 2
- Lot size
- 0.19 acres
Location
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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.
- Enrollment
- 450
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.5:1
- District
- New Hanover County Schools
- Enrollment
- 885
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.5:1
- District
- New Hanover County Schools
- Enrollment
- 2,114
- Student:teacher ratio
- 17.9:1
- District
- New Hanover County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Wilmington'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). EPA National Walkability Index only -- nearby-amenity data not cached yet for this area.
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