GREAT DECATUR LOCATION IN UNINCORPORATED DEKALB CO! LARGER THAN IT LOOKS! LRG LIVING RM, SEPARATE DINING RM, KITCHEN W/DESK, SUNROOM, 2 SECONDARY BEDROOMS WITH FULL HALL BATH & OVERSIZED MASTER STE WITH LRG WALK-IN CLOSET AND PRIVATE FULL BATHROOM. NEUTRAL COLORS, WINDOW BLINDS, ALARM SYSTEM, ALL APPLIANCES INCL WASHER-DRYER. HUGE BACKYARD W/PRIVACY FENCE & STORAGE/OUTBUILDING. CARPORT, PARKING PAD & EZ TURNAROUND PAD. TAXES DO NOT REFLECT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. UNIVERSAL DESIGN HOME MODIFICATIONS FOR BATH, LIVING AREAS, ENTRANCE, ETC. WIDE DOORWAYS, ZERO-STEP ENTRY.
Single-familyProperty Type
1956Year Built
$244Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 spaceParking
Listed by Sherry Warner• Coldwell Banker Realty
Bought with Joel Feuer• RE/MAX Paramount Properties
Source:FMLS #5200694
Redfin Estimate
$432,982
$223K since sold in April 2014$4,000 since July
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Estimate history
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This home's estimate is 12.7% lower than the average sale price ($496K) of 6 comparable homes.
GREAT DECATUR LOCATION IN UNINCORPORATED DEKALB CO! LARGER THAN IT LOOKS! LRG LIVING RM, SEPARATE DINING RM, KITCHEN W/DESK, SUNROOM, 2 SECONDARY BEDROOMS WITH FULL HALL BATH & OVERSIZED MASTER STE WITH LRG WALK-IN CLOSET AND PRIVATE FULL BATHROOM. NEUTRAL COLORS, WINDOW BLINDS, ALARM SYSTEM, ALL APPLIANCES INCL WASHER-DRYER. HUGE BACKYARD W/PRIVACY FENCE & STORAGE/OUTBUILDING. CARPORT, PARKING PAD & EZ TURNAROUND PAD. TAXES DO NOT REFLECT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. UNIVERSAL DESIGN HOME MODIFICATIONS FOR BATH, LIVING AREAS, ENTRANCE, ETC. WIDE DOORWAYS, ZERO-STEP ENTRY.
FMLS #5200694
Apr 30, 2014
Price Changed
$210,000
$118/sq ft
Apr 30, 2014
Listing Removed
—
Apr 30, 2014
Sold
$210,000
$118/sq ft
Apr 30, 2014
Price Changed
$224,900
$127/sq ft
Apr 12, 2014
Pending
—
Apr 3, 2014
Contingent
—
Dec 5, 2013
Price Changed
$224,900
$127/sq ft
Oct 22, 2013
Price Changed
$229,900
$129/sq ft
Oct 7, 2013
Price Changed
$234,900
$132/sq ft
Sep 24, 2013
Listed
$239,900
$135/sq ft
Public Records
Nov 15, 2002
Sold
$140,000
$79/sq ft
Public Records
Aug 4, 1994
Sold
$62,000
$35/sq ft
Public Records
May 17, 1994
Sold
$1,985,000
$1,118/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$1,084 (−72.6%)
$30,880 + $106,640
$137,520
2024
$3,949 (+16.0%)
$30,880 + $106,640
$137,520
2023
$3,405 (−9.3%)
$30,880 + $102,240
$133,120
2022
$3,754 (+16.3%)
$29,480 + $97,280
$126,760
2021
$3,229 (+3.0%)
$28,000 + $76,000
$104,000
2020
$3,135 (+7.8%)
$28,000 + $76,000
$104,000
2019
$2,910 (+7.6%)
$28,000 + $63,240
$91,240
2018
$2,703 (−2.4%)
$28,000 + $54,680
$82,680
2017
$2,770 (+7.8%)
$28,000 + $54,680
$82,680
2016
$2,570 (−25.6%)
$16,720 + $60,280
$77,000
2014
$3,456 (+1.1%)
$16,720 + $63,720
$80,440
2013
$3,420
$16,640 + $51,880
$68,520
2012
$3,423 (−8.3%)
$16,640 + $51,880
$68,520
2011
$3,733 (+9.9%)
$17,560 + $59,400
$76,960
2010
$3,398 (−17.0%)
$21,964 + $54,996
$76,960
2008
$4,094
Tax history for 897 Valley Brook Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$1,084 (−72.6%)
$30,880 + $106,640
$137,520
2024
$3,949 (+16.0%)
$30,880 + $106,640
$137,520
2023
$3,405 (−9.3%)
$30,880 + $102,240
$133,120
2022
$3,754 (+16.3%)
$29,480 + $97,280
$126,760
2021
$3,229 (+3.0%)
$28,000 + $76,000
$104,000
2020
$3,135 (+7.8%)
$28,000 + $76,000
$104,000
2019
$2,910 (+7.6%)
$28,000 + $63,240
$91,240
2018
$2,703 (−2.4%)
$28,000 + $54,680
$82,680
2017
$2,770 (+7.8%)
$28,000 + $54,680
$82,680
2016
$2,570 (−25.6%)
$16,720 + $60,280
$77,000
2014
$3,456 (+1.1%)
$16,720 + $63,720
$80,440
2013
$3,420
$16,640 + $51,880
$68,520
2012
$3,423 (−8.3%)
$16,640 + $51,880
$68,520
2011
$3,733 (+9.9%)
$17,560 + $59,400
$76,960
2010
$3,398 (−17.0%)
$21,964 + $54,996
$76,960
2008
$4,094
*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
0.34 Acres
Year renovated
2003
Sq. Ft.
1,776
Year built
1956
Style
Single Family Residential
County
DeKalb County
APN
18 099 03 012
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
# of Carport Spaces: 1
Parking Features: Carport, Driveway, Kitchen Level, Parking Pad
AccessibilityFeatures: Accessible Approach with Ramp, Accessible Doors, Accessible Entrance, Accessible Full Bath, Accessible Hallway(s), Grip-Accessible Features
Construction Materials: Brick 3 Sides, Cement Siding
Roof: Composition
Fencing: Fenced
Patio And Porch Features: Front Porch, Screened
Property Condition: Updated/Remodeled
Green Energy Efficient: Doors, Windows
Lot Information
Waterfrontage Length: 0
Financial
Financial Information
Buyer Financing: Conventional
Utilities
Utility Information
Cooling: Ceiling Fan(s), Central Air
Heating: Forced Air, Natural Gas
Water Source: Public
Sewer: Public Sewer
Utilities: Cable Available
Location
HOA Information
Association Fee Frequency: Annually
Association Fee2 Frequency: Annually
School Information
Elementary School: McLendon
Middle Or Junior School: Druid Hills
High School: Druid Hills
Location Information
Directions: TAKE NORTH DRUID HILLS ROAD TOWARDS DECATUR, CROSS LAWRENCEVILLE HWY & IT BECOMES VALLEY BROOK ROAD. #897 WILL BE ON YOUR LEFT.
Road Surface Type: Paved
Dekalb - GA
Community Information
Community Features: Park, Public Transportation, Restaurant, Sidewalks, Street Lights
Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.0
Sq. Ft.: 1,776
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: 0.34 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1956
Year Renovated: 2003
County: DeKalb County
APN: 18 099 03 012
Home facts updated by county records on Jun 22, 2026
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Places
Transit
Mclendon Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 0.3mi
3/10
Druid Hills Middle School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 1.1mi
5/10
Druid Hills High School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 2.9mi
6/10
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