$399,000
About this home
PRICE IMPROVEMENT! Welcome home to this charming, yet spacious, cottage in downtown Durham. Thoughtfully updated throughout, this home blends classic character with modern finishes, offering the perfect combination of style, comfort, and convenience. Inside, you'll find an open and inviting layout featuring updated flooring, and a beautifully renovated kitchen with quartz countertops, tile backsplash, ample cabinetry, and bar seating. The spacious primary suite offers a relaxing retreat with a large walk-in closet, spa-inspired bathroom, and direct access to the backyard. A versatile bonus nook, currently set up as a built-in day bed with storage, provides possibilities for a great reading area or gaming space. The functional mudroom/laundry area includes built-in storage and a convenient side entrance. Enjoy your morning coffee on the welcoming front porch swing or entertain friends in the fully fenced backyard with patio space for grilling, gathering, and even basketball! Just minutes from downtown Durham's restaurants, breweries, entertainment, and parks, this move-in ready home offers the charm of a historic cottage with the updates you are really looking for.
Property details
- MLS #
- 10173546
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- Eastern Heights
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 119
- On market date
- June 12, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 0.17 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 (e.g. NC Dept. of Public Instruction, SC Report Card).
- Enrollment
- 420
- Student:teacher ratio
- 10.2:1
- District
- Durham Public Schools
- Enrollment
- 820
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.2:1
- District
- Durham Public Schools
- Enrollment
- 352
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.1:1
- District
- Durham Public Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Durham'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).
Market position
How this listing compares to current activity in Durham, from live MLS data.
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Data source: Listing information provided by Doorify MLS via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated August 14, 2026.
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.