Well-maintained charming brick ranch-style house in Medlock Park, near Emory, CDC and downtown Decatur. Could use some updating but perfectly liveable as is. Features include large eat-in kitchen with breakfast area, separate dining room, living room with fireplace, hardwood floors throughout, permanent stairs to attic, ample closet space, storage garage and lush, private back yard with mature trees and shrubs. Melton's and the PATH are an easy walk and the Emory Shuttle is just a block away.
Single-familyProperty Type
1952Year Built
$241Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
Listed by MARK E LEWIS• Atlanta Intown Real Estate Services
Listed by Nancy Scott
Bought with LAURIE CASS• RE/MAX Metro Atlanta Cityside
Source:FMLS #5159975
Redfin Estimate
$452,414
$243K since sold in July 2013$3,000 since August
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This home's estimate is 12% lower than the average sale price ($514K) of 6 comparable homes.
Well-maintained charming brick ranch-style house in Medlock Park, near Emory, CDC and downtown Decatur. Could use some updating but perfectly liveable as is. Features include large eat-in kitchen with breakfast area, separate dining room, living room with fireplace, hardwood floors throughout, permanent stairs to attic, ample closet space, storage garage and lush, private back yard with mature trees and shrubs. Melton's and the PATH are an easy walk and the Emory Shuttle is just a block away.
FMLS #5159975
Jul 23, 2013
Listing Removed
—
Jul 22, 2013
Sold
$209,000
$111/sq ft
Jun 29, 2013
Pending
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Jun 24, 2013
Contingent
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Jun 14, 2013
Listed
$209,000
$111/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$4,650 (−7.9%)
$45,120 + $121,960
$167,080
2024
$5,047 (+24.7%)
$45,120 + $121,960
$167,080
2023
$4,049 (+7.2%)
$45,120 + $133,920
$179,040
2022
$3,775 (+8.7%)
$44,000 + $81,560
$125,560
2021
$3,474 (−7.2%)
$44,000 + $68,520
$112,520
2020
$3,743 (+8.5%)
$44,000 + $68,520
$112,520
2019
$3,450 (+14.0%)
$44,000 + $68,560
$112,560
2018
$3,025 (−3.6%)
$29,960 + $64,560
$94,520
2017
$3,137 (+26.5%)
$29,960 + $64,560
$94,520
2016
$2,480 (+0.8%)
$29,960 + $64,560
$94,520
2014
$2,461 (−39.0%)
$29,960 + $43,560
$73,520
2013
$4,035 (−14.0%)
$29,960 + $52,120
$82,080
2012
$4,691 (+7.2%)
$29,960 + $65,840
$95,800
2011
$4,376 (+342.5%)
$25,680 + $65,080
$90,760
2010
$989 (−3.6%)
$25,680 + $65,080
$90,760
2008
$1,026
Tax history for 638 Wendan Dr
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$4,650 (−7.9%)
$45,120 + $121,960
$167,080
2024
$5,047 (+24.7%)
$45,120 + $121,960
$167,080
2023
$4,049 (+7.2%)
$45,120 + $133,920
$179,040
2022
$3,775 (+8.7%)
$44,000 + $81,560
$125,560
2021
$3,474 (−7.2%)
$44,000 + $68,520
$112,520
2020
$3,743 (+8.5%)
$44,000 + $68,520
$112,520
2019
$3,450 (+14.0%)
$44,000 + $68,560
$112,560
2018
$3,025 (−3.6%)
$29,960 + $64,560
$94,520
2017
$3,137 (+26.5%)
$29,960 + $64,560
$94,520
2016
$2,480 (+0.8%)
$29,960 + $64,560
$94,520
2014
$2,461 (−39.0%)
$29,960 + $43,560
$73,520
2013
$4,035 (−14.0%)
$29,960 + $52,120
$82,080
2012
$4,691 (+7.2%)
$29,960 + $65,840
$95,800
2011
$4,376 (+342.5%)
$25,680 + $65,080
$90,760
2010
$989 (−3.6%)
$25,680 + $65,080
$90,760
2008
$1,026
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
2
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
9,583 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
1993
Sq. Ft.
1,875
Year built
1952
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
18 050 04 004
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jun 22, 2026.
R-75
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.
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
Parking
Parking Information
Parking Features: Driveway
Open Parking: Yes
Interior
Virtual Tour
Bathroom Information
# of Full Bathrooms: 2
# of Main Level Bathrooms: 2
Master Bathroom Features: Tub/Shower Combo
Bedroom Information
# of Main Level Bedrooms: 3
Bedroom Features: Other
Interior Features
# of Fireplaces: 1
Fireplace Features: Living Room
Interior Features: Bookcases, Entrance Foyer, His and Hers Closets, Permanent Attic Stairs, Walk-In Closet(s)
Common Walls: No Common Walls
Appliances: Dishwasher, Disposal, Electric Range, Refrigerator
Directions: N. Decatur Road east from Clairmont to left on Wendan. House on left.
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Community Information
Community Features: Playground, Public Transportation, Street Lights
Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.0
Sq. Ft.: 1,875
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: 9,583 square feet
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1952
Year Renovated: 1993
County: DeKalb County
APN: 18 050 04 004
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
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Schools
Fernbank Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 1.6mi
8/10
Druid Hills Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 2.2mi
5/10
Druid Hills High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 1.0mi
6/10
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Lifestyle
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