242 Lloyd Guessford Rd Townsend, DE 19734
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About 242 Lloyd Guessford Rd
Back on the market by no fault of the seller 02/10/2025 This Two-Story Cape Cod home has 5 Bedrooms 2.5 Bathrooms and is situated on 19.95 private acres in Townsend, Delaware. It is in the Appoquinimink school district. Located on the main floor are, bedroom #4 & bedroom #5, laundry room with W/D a bonus single toilet and pantry shelving. Living room is a nice size and features a brick wood burning fireplace for those cold winter days and nights. Take the staircase up to the second floor where you'll find the Primary Bedroom with two walk-in closets, full bathroom with a single sink vanity, ceramic tile flooring and a Kohler whirlpool jetted tub. Just down the hallway you'll find bedroom #2 and bedroom #3, making 5 bedrooms total. Just off the kitchen/dining room area walk through the double windowed French doors step down into the four-season room featuring stone floored tile, wood burning stove with a stone hearth. From the four-season room, take the single walk-out door stepping down onto the stamped concrete patio perfect for entertaining guest. The kitchen features natural oak hardwood flooring, dining room area, kitchen nook with bay window, great counterspace, double kitchen sink with a window overlooking the front two ponds. The nice sized half bathroom located off of the kitchen exiting towards the attached oversized garage with attic access and two walk-out single doors. Hard piped air lines for air compressor in house garage and in the Pole Barn. This property features a huge pole barn with a front concrete sitting porch. Enjoy sitting in your rocking chairs and enjoy the best conversations. Enter from the porch through the single-entry door and you'll find a nice sized workshop with a stairway leading up to the unfinished loft, complete with plywood flooring, water lines just waiting for you to design it further to your specifications. The pole barn has a two car garage with 10' doors and ceiling height high enough to install a car lift. Two Air compressor hook-ups. Additional feature is the 8' garage door that opens up and exits out to the backyard. Also, you will find a single walk-out door that exits to the back property as well. What an Amazing, beautiful Koi fishpond with (Koi measuring over 12"+ with over 15+ count) also the additional fishpond stocked with Bass and Blue Gill. You can fish off of your private wood dock or the off of the wooden bridge "Lover Lane Bridge" which crosses over to the back property where you'll find three other ponds with WILD stock in there. This is a Sportsman/outdoorsman's paradise. There's hunting, fishing, riding ATV's, cycles, four-wheelers, horses all on the man-made trails. You'll see an abundance of wildlife to include, deer, wild turkeys, and bald eagles. All of this on your OWN land. You will be on a vacation every day. This Property boarders next to a secluded track of Blackbird State Forest land. Nothing to be built there. Put this on your tour today!
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- MLS Number: DENC2060950
- MLS Name: BRIGHT
- Office Name: Patterson-Schwartz-Middletown
- Office Phone: (302) 285-5100
- Office Email: realinfo@psre.com
- Listing Agent: Peggy J Sheehan
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Tax history
Year | Assessment | Property Tax |
---|---|---|
2023 | $109,900 | $3,908 |
2021 | $109,900 | $3,888 |
2020 | $109,900 | $3,843 |
2019 | $109,900 | $3,425 |
2018 | $109,900 | $3,280 |
2017 | $109,900 | $2,637 |
History based on county public records data.
Nearby schools
8
Townsend Elementary School
Public District 1-5
3.4 mi
•126 Main Street, 126 Main Street
3
Silver Lake Elementary School
Public District 1-5
6.4 mi
•200 E Cochran St
3
Clayton Elementary School
Public District KG-4
6.5 mi
•510 Main St
School ratings are a score out of 10, where 10 is the highest and 1 is the lowest.
Neighborhood
The neighbors living near this home have an average income of $78,676. The majority of Townsend, DE residents have income between $35k-100k annually. The most common type of family is married, no kids. Residents of this area typically have high school diploma education.
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About 242 Lloyd Guessford Rd
This home is located at 242 Lloyd Guessford Rd in Townsend, DE and zip code 19734. This 3,558 square foot home, which was built in 1990, sits on a 19.95 acre lot. Features: 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. It has been listed on Rocket Homes since May 7, 2024 and is currently priced at $895,000.
Over 2 listings were sold over their listed price in February 2025 in Townsend, DE. In the same period over 3 listings were sold below the listed price and 0 listings were sold for the listed price. The number of homes for sale in Townsend, DE increased by 6.3% between January and February 2025. Listings spent 81 days on the market in February 2025, and had a median list price of $450,000 during the same period.