$840,000
About this home
This 1940 beach cottage is ideally situated on the Carolina Beach Lake. This 2-bedroom, 1-bath home offers timeless coastal character with an eat-in kitchen, metal roof, and both front and rear covered screened porches -perfect for enjoying ocean breezes year-round. A utility closet with washer/dryer hookups adds convenience. Step out the back door directly onto the scenic walking path that circles the lake, putting recreation and community events right at your doorstep. The lake park features the Brandy Myers Playground, Stingray Amphitheater, the popular Saturday Carolina Beach Market (May-September), and Movies at the Lake on summer Sunday evenings. Just a short stroll to the Atlanta Ave beach access for sun-filled days by the ocean or Thursday night fireworks. You can also walk or bike to the lively Carolina Beach Boardwalk, Britt's Donuts, local shops, bars and restaurants. Conveniently located near Carolina Beach Elementary School. This unique offering includes an additional 25' x 125' adjacent vacant lot (307 Atlanta Ave), creating a rare oversized lakefront opportunity with multiple development options. Potential uses include building a single-family home or a two-unit building on 305 Atlanta Ave, a single-family home on 307 Atlanta Ave, combining both parcels for a larger custom residence, or developing as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). Whether you're seeking a nostalgic beach cottage, investment property, or prime redevelopment site, this exceptional lakefront location offers endless possibilities.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS
- Hive MLS
- MLS #
- 100555653
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Subdivision
- Heart of Carolina Beach
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 241
- On market date
- February 20, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 1
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 0.14 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
- 409
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.6:1
- District
- New Hanover County Schools
- Enrollment
- 832
- Student:teacher ratio
- 16.6:1
- District
- New Hanover County Schools
- Enrollment
- 1,931
- Student:teacher ratio
- 18.2:1
- District
- New Hanover County Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Carolina Beach'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.
Market position
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Data source: Listing information provided by Hive MLS via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated August 19, 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.