Cape Cod/Ranch Rocking Chair Front Porch with 1st floor Master Excellent location to RTP on almost a full wooded acre lot! Hardwood floors, fireplace in living room, 3rd bedroom upstairs, basement with access from inside and outside (large 4th room not counted on sqft because ceiling is 6.5', house was built too long ago to verify septic permit per City of Durham, railroad tracks behind lot)
Sold for $240,000 on 03/21/25
$240,000
3638 S Alston Ave, Durham, NC 27713
3beds
1,401sqft
SingleFamily
Built in 1946
0.83 Acres Lot
$319,300 Zestimate®
$171/sqft
$1,886 Estimated rent
Home value
$319,300
$275,000 - $361,000
$1,886/mo
Zestimate® history
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What's special
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Full bathrooms: 1
Heating
- Heat pump, Oil
Cooling
- Central
Features
- Flooring: Hardwood
- Basement: Unfinished
- Has fireplace: Yes
Interior area
- Total interior livable area: 1,401 sqft
Property
Lot
- Size: 0.83 Acres
Details
- Parcel number: 157134
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
Materials
- Frame
Condition
- Year built: 1946
Community & neighborhood
Location
- Region: Durham
Other
Other facts
- A/C: Central Air
- Flooring: Hardwood
- Parking: DW/Gravel
- Water Heater: Electric WH
- Water/Sewer: Septic Tank, Well
- Bedrooms 1st Floor: Yes
- Roof: Shingle
- Master Bedroom 1st Floor: Yes
- Style: Traditional, Ranch, Cape Cod, Cottage
- Basement Description: Inside Entrance, Outside Entrance, Unfinished Bsmt, Partial
- Design: 1.5 Story
- Fireplace Description: In Living Room
- Basement: Yes
- Fireplace: 1
- Subdivision: Not in a Subdivision
- Fuel Heat: Oil
- Exterior Finish: Asbestos
- Heating: Flr Furnace
- Other Rooms: Bonus Unfinished
- Acres: .76-.99 Acres
- Special Conditions: No Special Conditions
- Sale/Rent: For Sale
- Ownership Type: Other (SFH incl)
- Construction Type: Site Built
- Listing Type: Exclusive Right
- Month to Month: Yes
- Ownership type: Other (SFH incl)
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3/21/2025 | Sold | $240,000-7.3%$171/sqft |
Source: Public Record | ||
| 2/12/2025 | Listed for sale | $259,000+72.7%$185/sqft |
Source:  Doorify MLS #10075977 | ||
| 8/6/2020 | Sold | $150,000-6.2%$107/sqft |
Source: Doorify MLS #2323249 | ||
| 7/6/2020 | Pending sale | $159,900$114/sqft |
Source: Home Coach Realty #2323249 | ||
| 6/5/2020 | Listed for sale | $159,900+47.4%$114/sqft |
Source: Home Coach Realty #2323249 | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,303 +26.6% | $232,316 +78.2% |
| 2024 | $1,819 +6.5% | $130,372 |
| 2023 | $1,708 +2.3% | $130,372 |
Find assessor info on the county website
Neighborhood: 27713
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 4/10Bethesda ElementaryGrades: PK-5Distance: 2.9 mi
- 2/10Lowe's Grove MiddleGrades: 6-8Distance: 1.6 mi
- 2/10Hillside HighGrades: 9-12Distance: 2 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Durham - Bethesda
- Middle: Durham - Lowes Grove
- High: Durham - Hillside
Source: The MLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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Estimated market value
$319,300
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Estimated market value
$319,300