STUNNING All-Brick Colonial Situated on 1.25 Acres w/ Water Access! Prepare to be impressed! This beauty has been lovingly renovated with all of today's updates while still offering plenty of it's original charm. Upon entering the spacious foyer you'll immediately feel at home as you admire the style and detail throughout. The first floor offers a large family room, formal dining room, renovated/eat-in kitchen, formal living room w/ built-ins & cozy fireplace, an office/study & a laundry closet. Upstairs you'll find a large unfinished room to your right for storage or a possible 5th bedroom, 3 well-appointed secondary bedrooms and a beautiful master suite featuring a magazine worthy master bath! The basement makes for a great rec room and features additional storage space plus an attached garage/workshop! Outside you'll LOVE the large brick patio & oversized paved driveway. .. perfect for entertaining! There is ample outdoor storage w/ a shed and detached garage plus an additional parcel that provides extra privacy and water access to the Falling Creek Reservoir! Located just minutes to Chippenham Pkwy/I-95 and an easy drive to Richmond/Chester/Fort Lee/Petersburg. Come Fall in Love!
"I'm beautiful inside and out!" Magnificent reclaimed brick Colonial in great condition! This home has excellent bones and many outstanding features including a large eat-in kitchen with lots of cabinets, counter space, a built-in desk and pretty garden views. Enjoy the wonderfully proportioned formal rooms and handsome den with built-in bookcases and shelving. The raised brick hearth has an antique beam mantle and extra storage space for firewood. The spacious, unfinished room on the second floor could serve as a convenient walk-in attic, or easily converted to a 5th bedroom. There are nice seasonal views of Falling Creek Reservoir from the front of the house. Enjoy the basement den with its own fireplace! The large, private lot has an enormous paved driveway with lots of room for multiple cars, plus a detached garage with separate driveway. An additional lot for extra privacy conveys with the house; a portion of the lot extends across the street to the reservoir; it has room to add a private dock and space for a boat launch! Convenient to downtown Richmond, VCU, MCV and U of Richmond, premier area hospitals and major roadways, including I-95; close to Ft. Lee!
Public Records
Jun 21, 1963
Sold
$2,050
$1/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$3,552 (+1.2%)
$68,000 + $331,100
$399,100
2025
$3,508 (+7.7%)
$68,000 + $331,100
$399,100
2024
$3,258 (−4.4%)
$65,000 + $329,200
$394,200
2023
$3,409 (+6.6%)
$65,000 + $297,000
$362,000
2022
$3,199 (+8.3%)
$65,000 + $309,600
$374,600
2021
$2,953 (+7.7%)
$62,000 + $285,700
$347,700
2020
$2,741 (+5.1%)
$60,000 + $250,800
$310,800
2019
$2,609 (+3.1%)
$59,000 + $229,500
$288,500
2018
$2,530 (+4.5%)
$58,000 + $216,600
$274,600
2017
$2,421 (+8.2%)
$58,000 + $208,300
$266,300
2016
$2,237 (+10.3%)
$48,000 + $185,100
$233,100
2014
$2,028 (−2.8%)
$48,000 + $160,700
$208,700
2013
$2,085
$48,000 + $160,700
$208,700
Tax history for 4505 Melody Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$3,552 (+1.2%)
$68,000 + $331,100
$399,100
2025
$3,508 (+7.7%)
$68,000 + $331,100
$399,100
2024
$3,258 (−4.4%)
$65,000 + $329,200
$394,200
2023
$3,409 (+6.6%)
$65,000 + $297,000
$362,000
2022
$3,199 (+8.3%)
$65,000 + $309,600
$374,600
2021
$2,953 (+7.7%)
$62,000 + $285,700
$347,700
2020
$2,741 (+5.1%)
$60,000 + $250,800
$310,800
2019
$2,609 (+3.1%)
$59,000 + $229,500
$288,500
2018
$2,530 (+4.5%)
$58,000 + $216,600
$274,600
2017
$2,421 (+8.2%)
$58,000 + $208,300
$266,300
2016
$2,237 (+10.3%)
$48,000 + $185,100
$233,100
2014
$2,028 (−2.8%)
$48,000 + $160,700
$208,700
2013
$2,085
$48,000 + $160,700
$208,700
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.