This charming, updated home is close to everything Decatur without the City of Decatur taxes! Freshly updated with high-end appliances including gas range, hand-picked deep quarry granite and gleaming hardwoods that carry throughout the main level of the home. You'll find fresh paint and new fixtures throughout, as well as new carpeting upstairs. Nestle fireside in the family room. This home is truly move-in ready with a great floorplan that lives large within a stable neighborhood with mature trees. Thee's a one-car attached garage and a fenced backyard, too!
Single-familyProperty Type
1987Year Built
4,356 sq ftLot Size
$331Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by COMMON GROUND REAL ESTATE• HomeSmart
Listed by BILL FORREST• HomeSmart
Bought with Morgan Whittemore• Keller Williams Realty Intown ATL
Source:FMLS #5787857
Redfin Estimate
$479,913
$208K since sold in February 2017$15K since July
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This home's estimate is 10.2% lower than the average sale price ($534K) of 6 comparable homes.
This charming, updated home is close to everything Decatur without the City of Decatur taxes! Freshly updated with high-end appliances including gas range, hand-picked deep quarry granite and gleaming hardwoods that carry throughout the main level of the home. You'll find fresh paint and new fixtures throughout, as well as new carpeting upstairs. Nestle fireside in the family room. This home is truly move-in ready with a great floorplan that lives large within a stable neighborhood with mature trees. Thee's a one-car attached garage + fenced backyard, too!
FMLS #5787857
Feb 17, 2017
Sold
$271,900
$187/sq ft
Jan 10, 2017
Contingent
—
Dec 30, 2016
Listed
$274,900
$189/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 18, 2001
Sold
$170,000
$117/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 6, 1994
Sold
$92,800
$64/sq ft
Public Records
Jul 1, 1987
Sold
$157,500
$108/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$4,630 (+5.7%)
$52,360 + $112,760
$165,120
2024
$4,382 (+24.3%)
$52,360 + $112,760
$165,120
2023
$3,526 (−13.8%)
$50,040 + $98,680
$148,720
2022
$4,090 (+10.2%)
$50,000 + $87,920
$137,920
2021
$3,711 (−1.1%)
$50,000 + $71,480
$121,480
2020
$3,751 (+2.3%)
$50,000 + $71,480
$121,480
2019
$3,665 (+11.6%)
$50,000 + $70,640
$120,640
2018
$3,284 (−19.3%)
$23,520 + $80,920
$104,440
2017
$4,069 (+2.0%)
$23,520 + $80,920
$104,440
2016
$3,989 (+15.8%)
$23,520 + $58,920
$82,440
2014
$3,444 (+6.1%)
$19,520 + $48,880
$68,400
2013
$3,248 (+24.4%)
$19,520 + $48,880
$68,400
2012
$2,610 (−3.0%)
$23,520 + $53,480
$77,000
2011
$2,690 (+10.6%)
$24,000 + $53,040
$77,040
2010
$2,432 (+12.8%)
$24,000 + $53,040
$77,040
2008
$2,156
Tax history for 861 Wheatfields Pl
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$4,630 (+5.7%)
$52,360 + $112,760
$165,120
2024
$4,382 (+24.3%)
$52,360 + $112,760
$165,120
2023
$3,526 (−13.8%)
$50,040 + $98,680
$148,720
2022
$4,090 (+10.2%)
$50,000 + $87,920
$137,920
2021
$3,711 (−1.1%)
$50,000 + $71,480
$121,480
2020
$3,751 (+2.3%)
$50,000 + $71,480
$121,480
2019
$3,665 (+11.6%)
$50,000 + $70,640
$120,640
2018
$3,284 (−19.3%)
$23,520 + $80,920
$104,440
2017
$4,069 (+2.0%)
$23,520 + $80,920
$104,440
2016
$3,989 (+15.8%)
$23,520 + $58,920
$82,440
2014
$3,444 (+6.1%)
$19,520 + $48,880
$68,400
2013
$3,248 (+24.4%)
$19,520 + $48,880
$68,400
2012
$2,610 (−3.0%)
$23,520 + $53,480
$77,000
2011
$2,690 (+10.6%)
$24,000 + $53,040
$77,040
2010
$2,432 (+12.8%)
$24,000 + $53,040
$77,040
2008
$2,156
*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
2.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
5,227 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
1998
Sq. Ft.
1,452
Year built
1987
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
15 233 11 008
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jun 22, 2026.
MR-2
Medium Density Residential-2 District
The purpose and intent of the board of commissioners in establishing the MR-2 (Medium Density Residential-2) District is as follows: To encourage primarily residential, planned developments that allow accessory retail, office, institutional, and civic uses; To provide for residential neighborhoods with a mix of single-family and multi-family housing types that maintain harmony of scale, intensity, and design with surrounding development; To provide for connectivity of streets and communities and reduce the dependence on automobile uses by increasing the ease of movement and opportunities for alternative modes of travel; To implement the future development map of the county's most current comprehensive plan; To provide districts that allow appropriate development transitions within the edges and transitional areas of the Town Center and Regional Center character areas.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Garden center
Day care facility
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Housing-Student
Mixed use
Library
Museum / gallery
Communications tower
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
# of Garage Spaces: 1
Parking Features: Garage, Level Driveway
Open Parking: Yes
Interior
Virtual Tour
Bathroom Information
# of Full Bathrooms: 2
# of Half Bathrooms: 1
Master Bathroom Features: Double Vanity,Tub/Shower Combo,Whirlpool Tub
Bedroom Information
Bedroom Features: Roommate Floor Plan,Split Bedroom Plan
Interior Features
# of Fireplaces: 1
Fireplace Features: Family Room, Gas Starter, Masonry
Cooling: Ceiling Fan(s), Central Air, Electric Air Filter
Heating: Forced Air, Natural Gas
Water Source: Public
Sewer: Public Sewer
Location
HOA Information
Association Fee Frequency: Annually
Association Fee2 Frequency: Annually
School Information
Elementary School: Avondale
Middle Or Junior School: Druid Hills
High School: Druid Hills
Location Information
Directions: -
Road Surface Type: Paved
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Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.5
Sq. Ft.: 1,452
Stories: 2.0
Lot Size: 5,227 square feet
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1987
Year Renovated: 1998
County: DeKalb County
APN: 15 233 11 008
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
Around this home
Schools
Places
Transit
Avondale Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 0.9mi
3/10
Druid Hills Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 3.4mi
5/10
Druid Hills High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 2.8mi
6/10
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