The White barn - 896 Newfound Road, Leicester
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The flat piece of property - 896 Newfound Road, Leicester
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The loft to the white barn - 896 Newfound Road, Leicester
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This is the bottom part of the white barn - 896 Newfound Road, Leicester
The red barn - 896 Newfound Road, Leicester
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The access road from the barns to the shed and flat piece of property - 896 Newfound Road, Leicester
The shed - 896 Newfound Road, Leicester
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The spring - 896 Newfound Road, Leicester
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$238,999

896 Newfound Road
Leicester, NC 28748
Listed by Jessica Suttles · Eclat Realty + Co
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About this home

Calling all Investors, Farmers, and Entrepreneurs! This 3.37 Acres of farmland features a shed, a red hay barn, and a white dairy barn with an open loft, Silo's, and 2 storage spaces connected to it. Near the shed is a flat, open piece of property ready for your imagination. The property also features a natural spring that runs through the property, and a well. The red barn currently has hay in the barn that will not convey, but the rest of the property is being sold AS IS. The land has been transferred into farmland, meaning the taxes read as farmland. Agent is related to seller.

Property details

MLS
Canopy MLS
MLS #
CAR4337917
Property type
Farm
Subdivision
N/A
Status
Active
Days on market
252
On market date
January 19, 2026
Stories
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Total bathrooms
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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
Leicester Elementary
3.25 mi away · Grades 0-4
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
3.3
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: C (2025)
Enrollment
379
Student:teacher ratio
12.2:1
District
Buncombe County Schools
Middle
Eblen Intermediate
5.56 mi away · Grades 5-6
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
593
Student:teacher ratio
14.1:1
District
Buncombe County Schools
High
Early College
9.56 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
278
Student:teacher ratio
25.3:1
District
Buncombe County Schools

Walkability

Blended score for Leicester'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).

18
Very car-dependent
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
6.0 / 20 -- Below average walkable
Google Places amenity density
0 / 100
Restaurants & cafes0
Grocery stores0
Parks0
Schools0
Transit stops0
Pharmacies0

Market position

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

On the market 252 days -- 117 more days than Leicester's current average of 135 days.
For reference, the median list price across 118 active listings in Leicester right now is $469,500.

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$47,800 down
$191,199 loan
Principal & interest$1,240
Property tax (est.)$199
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated 23 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.