Welcome to easy coastal living in Bay Forest, where an incredible amenity-rich lifestyle is right outside your door! This spacious end-unit villa with a 2-car garage offers a versatile floor plan, desirable first-floor owner’s suite, and nearly $50,000 in improvements and updates over the past few years. The main level features LVP flooring throughout the living areas, crown molding, and a bright, comfortable layout designed for both everyday living and entertaining. The kitchen features granite countertops and flows easily into the main living areas and sunroom. The first-floor owner’s suite, accented by a tray ceiling, provides the convenience of one-level living. Upstairs, you’ll find two additional bedrooms, a loft, and a separate office/den, currently being used as additional sleeping space. Whether you need room for guests, a home office, hobbies, or simply extra space to spread out, this flexible floor plan gives you plenty of options. The sunroom opens to a newer paver patio overlooking trees and the nearby recreation area, creating an inviting outdoor space for morning coffee, dining, or relaxing after a day at the beach. The home has been extensively updated, including a new roof, new first-floor windows, new water heater, newer paver patio, new storm door, newer toilets, new ceiling fans, additional landscaping and trees, plus an improved garage with finished walls and flooring and additional electrical. And then there’s Bay Forest! Located just about 3 miles from Bethany Beach, this award-winning community is known for combining beautiful natural surroundings with an impressive collection of resort-style amenities. Residents enjoy two community clubhouses, three pools, a lazy river and water slides, fitness facilities, indoor and outdoor pickleball, tennis courts, a putting green, recreation barn, bocce, basketball and volleyball, miles of walking and biking trails, a pier/boat launch and kayak access, plus a beach shuttle to Bethany Beach. Best of all, this villa is located right by Bay Forest’s main amenity area, making it especially easy to take advantage of the community lifestyle. With its end-unit location, first-floor owner’s suite, 2-car garage, flexible bonus spaces, inviting outdoor living area, extensive recent improvements, and exceptional location within Bay Forest, this is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the best of beach living without leaving the neighborhood.
Bay Forest at Bethany Beach, located between the Assawoman Bay shoreline and DE-26 (Atlantic Avenue), is a coastal and resort-style Millville neighborhood with wooded streetscapes and bayfront trails. The community’s character concentrates around the Bay Forest clubhouse and pool complex, where porches, paths, and gathering lawns set a relaxed, outdoors-forward rhythm. Architecture leans coastal-craftsman with broad rooflines, screened porches, and tidy landscaping. Kayak launches and boardwalk-style walks frame daily routines around water and marsh views. Nearby, Salted Rim, Bethany Blues BBQ Pit, and Dickens Parlour Theatre in downtown Millville/Bethany add local flavor beyond the gates.
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Market insights
30965 Starling Rd · $630,000
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 80 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
98.4%
Most homes are selling 2% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$630,000
Median sale price in this area is $410,739. (35% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
24% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Attic fan
Ceiling fans
Crown molding
Dining area
Family room off kitchen
Open floor plan
Formal dining room
Breakfast area
Eat-in kitchen
Kitchen island
Kitchen table space
Pantry
Recessed lighting
Upgraded countertops
Walk-in closets
Window treatments
Entry-level bedroom
Loft
Bonus room
No basement
Bedrooms
3 bedrooms: 1 on the main level and 2 on the upper level
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms and 1 half bathroom
Main-level bathroom with a walk-in shower and soaking tub
Tub and shower
Flooring
Carpet
Wood floors
Heating & cooling
Forced-air heating with natural gas
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Patio
Extensive hardscape
Landscaping
Side yard
Lawn sprinklers
Stone retaining walls
Sidewalks
Streetlights
Sport court
Tennis courts
Community pool
Corner location backing to trees and open common space
Bay water access
Home design
End-unit townhouse
Main-level entry
Parking
Attached front-entry garage
Driveway
Paved parking
4 total garage and parking spaces
Construction
Stick-built construction
Slab foundation
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Natural gas available
Cable service
HOA & community
Pets allowed, including cats and dogs
Community amenities include a fitness center, exercise room, community center, game room, party room, recreation center, walking and biking trails, picnic area, playground, outdoor pool, tennis courts, pier and dock, lake privileges, and transportation service
Association fee includes common-area and grounds maintenance, lawn care, management, pier and dock maintenance, pool and recreation facilities, reserves, road maintenance, snow removal, and trash
Electricity and solar
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The purpose of this district is to provide for medium-density residential development in areas which are or which are expected to become generally urban in character, but where sanitary sewers and public water supplies may or may not be available at the time of construction, together with such churches, recreational facilities and accessory uses as may be necessary or are normally compatible with residential surroundings. The district is located to protect existing development of this character and contains vacant land considered appropriate for such development in the future.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Greenhouse / nursery
Religious facility
Housing-Single unit
Golf related
Park & open space
Historical weather
Ocean View, DE • 19970
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Sun exposure
94/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
This home receives average direct sun exposure in Ocean View. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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