$775,000
About this home
Located in Northwood on the north side of Chapel Hill, 205 Palafox Drive offers 3,177 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a large bonus room and a beautiful setting backing to neighborhood green space. The remodeled kitchen features custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and a custom backsplash, and opens to a comfortable family room with a gas fireplace. Hand-scraped hardwood floors extend throughout both the first and second floors—there is no carpet in the home—and custom built-in bookcases add character to the living room. A butler’s pantry, first-floor laundry room with cabinetry and sink, front and back staircases, and a second-floor walk-in attic add exceptional functionality and storage. Upstairs, the spacious bonus room provides flexible space for a home office, media room, playroom or additional gathering area. The home has been thoughtfully prepared for sale with new landscaping, paint touch-ups, new toilets throughout, a completed pre-sale inspection with repairs addressed, and a termite inspection with no termites found. Just minutes from I-40, Chapel Hill North and Timberlyne Shopping Center, the home is approximately 10 minutes from UNC and downtown Chapel Hill and 15 minutes from Duke University.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS #
- 10192213
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- Northwood
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 38
- On market date
- September 1, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2.5
- Garage spaces
- 2
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 0.22 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
- 529
- Student:teacher ratio
- 12.3:1
- District
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Enrollment
- 716
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.8:1
- District
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Enrollment
- 1,505
- Student:teacher ratio
- 15.5:1
- District
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Chapel Hill'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
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