281 Chelsea Cir is a 1,601 square foot house on a 0.55 acre lot with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. - it last sold on August 14, 1995 for $235,000. Based on Redfin's Decatur data, we estimate the home's value is $643,969.
Single-familyProperty Type
1955Year Built
0.55 acresLot Size
$402Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
Source:Public Records
Redfin Estimate
$643,969
$409K since sold in August 1995$9,000 since July
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This home's estimate is 12.9% lower than the average sale price ($739K) of 5 comparable homes.
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Zoning
R-75
DRUD
Residential Medium Lot-75 District
The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) District is as follows: To provide for the protection of neighborhoods within the county where lots have a minimum area of ten thousand square feet; To provide for compatible infill development in neighborhoods; To provide protections for existing development as new subdivisions are created; To provide flexibility in design on the interior of new development while protecting surrounding development; To assure that the uses and structures authorized in the R-75 (Residential Medium Lot-75) District are those uses and structures designed to serve the housing, recreational, educational, religious, and social needs of the neighborhood; To provide for appropriately sized accessible and useable open space in new developments for health, recreational and social opportunities for county residents; To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan.
Zone overlays
Druid Hills Historic District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Equestrian facility
Livestock production
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Public service
Golf related
Communications tower
Property details
Interior
Basement Information
Basement Sq. Ft: 801
Basement Finish: Unfinished
Basement Type: Partial
Bathroom Information
# of Full Baths: 2
Heating & Cooling
Air Conditioning Type: Central
Heating Fuel Type: Gas
Heating Type: Forced Air
Fireplace Information
# of Fireplaces: 1
Has Fireplace
Room Information
# of Rooms: 6
Exterior
Exterior Information
Physical Condition: Average
Foundation Type: Block
Building Style Type: Ranch
Building Construction Quality: Above Average
Exterior Wall: Brick
Roof Covering Type: Asphalt
Roof Shape Type: Gable
Building Type: Ranch
Property Information
Living Sq. Ft: 1,601
Adjusted Gross Sq. Ft: 1,601
Ground Floor Sq. Ft: 1,601
Building Sq. Ft: 3,202
# of Stories: 1
Stories Type: 1
Legal Description: 132 X 161 X 135 X 178 . . . . . . .0.55AC 12-13-95
Lot Information
# of Buildings: 1
Land Sq. Ft: 23,958
Legal Lot Number: 6
Legal Block Number: 13
Municipality Name: UNINCORPORATED
Acres: 0.55
Depth Footage: 165
Front Footage: 133
Zoning Code: R75
County Use Description: RESIDENTIAL
Financial
Assessor Information
Assessment Year: 2025
Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.0
Sq. Ft.: 1,601
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: 0.55 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1955
Year Renovated: 1993
County: DeKalb County
APN: 18 004 13 006
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
Around this home
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Transit
Fernbank Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 0.3mi
8/10
Druid Hills Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 3.5mi
5/10
Druid Hills High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 0.8mi
6/10
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