This beautifully maintained 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home in a quiet East Asheville neighborhood is ready for its next owner. Situated on a spacious half-acre lot, you'll enjoy the perfect balance of privacy and convenience—just minutes from both downtown Asheville and Black Mountain. Inside, you'll find a warm and inviting floor plan centered around a cozy wood-burning fireplace, along with a two-car garage and comfortable living spaces designed for everyday life. The gorgeous covered front porch welcomes you home, while the expansive back deck overlooks a fenced backyard—perfect for entertaining, gardening, pets, or simply relaxing. Just a short drive from the Blue Ridge Parkway, you'll have easy access to some of Western North Carolina's most breathtaking hiking, scenic overlooks, and outdoor adventures. Price recently reduced, seller is also offering $5000 in seller concessions! Come see today! This home offers an outstanding opportunity in one of East Asheville's most convenient locations. Schedule your showing today!
Riceville, located between Swannanoa and East Asheville, is a semi-rural and residential Asheville neighborhood with wooded ridgelines and winding two-lane roads. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Riceville Road corridor near the Warren Wilson College entrance, where trailheads, small studios, and low-key local stops set a quiet, outdoors-forward rhythm. Warren Wilson College anchors the area with its working campus and arts programming, while the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway adds a gallery-and-craft landmark close by. Homes range from older farmhouses and cabins to newer builds tucked into trees, with long driveways and mountain views. The landscape leans creek-and-hollow, with quick transitions from backroads to Parkway overlooks. Daily life reads as porch lights, garden plots, and trail time rather than a dense main street.
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Market insights
102 Charles Ridge Rd · $582,500
DAYS ON MARKET
142 days
The average home goes pending in 60 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
97.0%
Most homes are selling 3% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$582,500
Median sale price in this area is $513,636. (12% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
3 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
Walk-in closets
Family room fireplace (gas, unvented, propane)
Bedrooms
3 bedrooms (all on the upper level)
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
1 half bathroom (main level)
Kitchen
Dishwasher
Electric oven
Electric range
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Main-level laundry room with sink
Flooring
Bamboo
Carpet
Tile
Heating & cooling
Forced air heating (propane)
Central air
Ceiling fans
Exterior features
Covered patio/porch
Deck
Front porch
Wood fence around back yard
Green areas, level and sloped terrain, wooded yard
Private maintained paved/asphalt road
Home design
Single-family residence (site built)
Two levels
R-1 zoning
Parking
Attached garage with garage door opener and keypad entry
2-car garage
Driveway parking
4 open parking spaces
Construction
Wood construction
Crawl space foundation
Utilities
City water
Public sewer
Cable available
Propane service
HOA & community
No HOA dues
Other
Subdivision restrictions
Electricity and solar
View estimated energy costs and solar savings for this home
Beautiful 2-story Cape Cod home with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and attached 2-car garage on nearly half an acre. You'll love this gorgeous setting with fantastic outdoor space, huge covered front porch, and fenced back yard with large deck. The interior is spacious and stunning throughout. Large living room leads to the dining room, which grants serene back yard views through a large bay window. The kitchen touts stainless steel appliances and terrific countertops and cabinets. Family room features gas fireplace and access to back deck. The primary bedroom suite boasts walk-in closet and full bath with 2 more spacious bedrooms on the upper level. This spectacular home will check all of your boxes! Amazing location convenient to shops, restaurants, Blue Ridge Parkway, and an array of other amenities! Less than 15 mins to downtown Asheville.
CANOPYMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid #NCM586070
Oct 7, 2015
Sold
$225,000
$110/sq ft
Oct 7, 2015
Sold
$225,000
$110/sq ft
Aug 14, 2015
Delisted
—
Jun 3, 2015
Listed
$234,900
$114/sq ft
+13
3 bdrm, 2.5 bath on .44 ac corner lot. Recent repairs include: new windows, new carpet/vinyl, interior paint, new garage door, new appliances. 2140 sqft, bamboo flooring on main, large covered front porch.All offers must include attached addenda, prequal or proof of funds letter. MULTIPLE OFFERS REC'D. HIGHEST/BEST DUE 10AM 8/3/15.
Public Records
Dec 23, 1998
Sold
$154,000
$75/sq ft
Public Records
Oct 1, 1997
Sold
$145,000
$71/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$2,166 (+21.5%)
$41,500 + $262,500
$304,000
2024
$1,784 (+3.0%)
$41,500 + $262,500
$304,000
2023
$1,732 (+4.7%)
$40,500 + $220,400
$260,900
2022
$1,654
$40,500 + $220,400
$260,900
2021
$1,654 (+5.1%)
$40,500 + $220,400
$260,900
2020
$1,574
$40,500 + $220,400
$260,900
2019
$1,574 (+3.9%)
$35,200 + $198,400
$233,600
2018
$1,516
$35,200 + $198,400
$233,600
2017
$1,516 (+14.2%)
$35,200 + $198,400
$233,600
2016
$1,327
$35,200 + $198,400
$233,600
2015
$1,327
$30,800 + $155,100
$185,900
2014
$1,327
$30,800 + $155,100
$185,900
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
4
Baths
2.5
Stories
1.5
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.52 Acres
Year renovated
1988
Finished Sq. Ft.
2,038
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
2,038
Year built
1988
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Buncombe County
APN
966955341000000
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Aug 10, 2026.
R-1
Residential District
The R-1 Residential District is primarily intended to provide locations for single-family and two-family residential development and supporting recreational, community service, and educational uses in areas where public water and sewer services are available or will likely be provided in the future. This district is further intended to protect existing subdivisions from encroachment of incompatible land uses, and this district does not allow manufactured home parks.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Religious facility
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Infrastructure
Mixed use building
Recreation
Mar 4, 2011 • Final
Mechanical
HVAC
Mar 4, 2011 • Final
Electrical
Electrical
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
3/10 Heat Factor
8 days above 97° expected this year, 22 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
Minor risk of severe winds over next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
3 unhealthy days expected this year, 4 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Asheville, NC • 28805
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Sun exposure
87/ 100
Very good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
8.4 hrs
5.9 hrs
JuneDecember
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Redfin Estimate for 102 Charles Ridge Rd
$559,780
$23K under list price of $583K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $434K to $830K.