About this home

Very well maintained, low maintenance brick/ hardboard exterior, ready to move-in, 2 BR, 2 FB end unit cottage with generator located in the prime centrally located Westlake SML area. This independent living cottage is within easy walking distance of the main Runk and Pratt SML Retirement Center where you can purchase your meals at a very reasonable cost and dine in their dining room with family, friends and other residents or take your meals home to enjoy in the privacy of your own single family cottage residence. This cottage also offers both a rear patio and a very nice side patio with privacy fences and a pergola where you can relax, entertain family and friends and enjoy the fresh air, changing seasons and the advantages of the large adjoining landscaped area only an end unit offers. This cottage also features (1) a very workable kitchen with stainless steel appliances, lots of counter space and cabinets and a breakfast bar with adjoining dining area, (2) a large open great room with a gas log fireplace including an air blower, (3) a large primary bedroom with full bath, including two vanities, a walk-in shower, linen closet, walk-in clothes closet and sliding glass door to outside rear covered patio, (4) a second large bedroom that could be used as an office or den, (5) a second full bath with tub/shower, (6) hallway pull-down access to attic storage, (7) laundry area, (8) an outside storage area off of rear patio, (9) an oversized attached garage with storage/work area, (10) window coverings for added privacy, (11) a generator and buried propane tank for protection from power outages and (12) one floor living without stairs. Improvements to this cottage since its purchase include a generator and buried propane tank, window coverings offering enhanced privacy, front entrance water fountain, a large pergola added to cover a very nice and private side patio seating and outside entertaining area with additional water fountain and landscaped bed surrounding a beautiful, large flowering cherry shade tree. The Runk & Pratt SML Retirement Community does not have a HOA/POA and only charges a modest monthly fee (currently $250 per month) which provides for weekly trash removal, lawn mowing, trimming, weed control and fertilization services and seasonal plantings in the common areas, common area lighting, snow removal (community streets, sidewalks and driveways), and a centrally located community mailbox for each resident. Cable television and high-speed internet services provided by Shentel are also available at this unit. And if all of this is not enough, this cottage is located in the very convenient surrounding Westlake Shopping area, which offers a very large Kroger, several banks, a wide variety of shops, restaurants, medical offices, urgent care facilities, a Carilion Hospital Lifeguard helicopter service pad, rehabilitation service providers, a post office, movie theatre, hair and nail/toe care providers and a large fitness center with indoor pool. CHECK THIS REASONABLY-PRICED COTTAGE OUT FOR YOUR SELF AND/OR FOR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR PURCHASE DECISION! THIS UNIT IS THE LOWEST PRICED RUNK & PRATT SML INDEPENDENT LIVING COTTAGE CURRENTLY LISTED FOR SALE!!

Facts and features

Schools

• Dudley Elementary School

  elementary · K-5 · 3.0 mi

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• Benjamin Franklin Middle School

  middle · 6-8 · 11.3 mi

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• Franklin County High School

  high · 9-12 · 11.6 mi

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• Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy

  elementary · PK-12 · 1.1 mi

• Burnt Chimney Elementary School

  elementary · K-5 · 5.4 mi

• Windy Gap Elementary School

  elementary · K-5 · 8.8 mi

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Price history

• Jul 31, 2026 · Listed$505,000
• Oct 3, 2024 · Listing Removed—
• Sep 13, 2024 · Listed$475,000
• May 17, 2024 · Sold$445,000
• Feb 4, 2022 · Sold$360,000
• Nov 25, 2019 · Sold$307,000
• Jul 4, 2019 · Listed$320,000
• Jul 4, 2019 · Listed$320,000

Tax history

• 2025$1,602 tax · $378,700 assessed
• 2023$1,734 tax · $284,400 assessed
• 2022$1,734 tax · $284,400 assessed
• 2021$1,734 tax · $284,400 assessed
• 2020$1,734 tax · $284,400 assessed
• 2019$1,490 tax · $244,400 assessed
• 2018$1,490 tax · $244,400 assessed
• 2017$1,344 tax · $244,400 assessed

Home value

$496,200

• Cotality$496,200
• Quantarium$493,886
• Collateral Analytics$500,000

Where it is