217 E 2nd St, New Castle, DE 19720 Property Records

New Castle County property record for 217 E 2nd St, New Castle, DE 19720 · Last verified April 2026

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	2 bd · 1 ba · 804 sqft · built 1860
Lot Size	0.03 acres (1,307 sqft)
Owner	2 Individual Names on File
Last Sale	$66,000 (Nov 1993)
Tax Bill	$866 (2023)
Deeds & Mortgages	Nov 2023 Transfer
Flood Zone	Zone AE (high risk)
APN	`21-015.00-123`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`21-015.00-123`

Interior

Bedrooms	2 Beds
Full Baths	1 Bath
Plumbing Fixtures	5 Plumbing Fixtures
Total Rooms	5 Rooms
Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	804 sqft Living Area
1st Floor Area	456 sqft
Flooring	Wood
Interior Walls	Plaster

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1860
Effective Year Built	Effective 1860
Architectural Style	Row Home
Exterior Material	Wood Siding
Roof Type	Flat
Roof Material	Wood
Lot Area	1,307 sqft (0.03 acres)
Lot Dimensions	100 ft deep x 12 ft wide

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Heating System	Forced Air with A/C
Sewer	Connected

Location & Zoning

Street Address	217 E 2ND ST
City	HISTORIC NEW CASTLE
State	DE
Zip	19720-3601
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	LEGAL-BEG ON SELY SIDE OF 2ND ST BEING NELY 119.87 FT MORE OR LESS
Legal Subdivision	NEW CASTLE
Jurisdiction	NEW CASTLE DE
Township / Civil Division	NEW CASTLE
Census Block Group	2
Census Block	2002
Census Tract	16100

Owner

Source: New Castle County records · APN 21-015.00-123

Assessment roll updated April 13, 2026 · Last verified April 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Individual Names on File
Mailing Address	23858 DAKOTAS REACH, MILTON, DE 19968-2480
Owner Type	Individual
Vesting	Life Tenant

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Nov 19, 1993 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Nov 19, 1993 · Amount on Record
Deed Book / Page	1637 / 150
Last Transfer Date	Aug 30, 2022
Transfer Doc	0000075642
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

November 2023: Intrafamily Transfer, Transfer

Document Type	Intrafamily Transfer
Jurisdiction	NEW CASTLE DE
Recording Date	Nov 09, 2023
Property Address	217 E 2ND ST, HISTORIC NEW CASTLE, DE 19720-3601
Document Number	0000075642
Instrument Date	Aug 30, 2023
Instrument	20231109-0075642
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Nov 21, 2023

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Amount Accuracy	No Consideration Stated
Additional	Intrafamily Transfer

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Tenants in Common
Address	23858 DAKOTAS REACH, MILTON, DE 19968-2480

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: New Castle County records · Assessment roll updated April 13, 2026 · Last verified April 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Delaware
County	New Castle County
Municipality	New Castle City
Unified School District	Colonial School District (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes and are not market price estimates.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value	Assessed Market Value
2025		$251,400 (+652.69%) Land $56,500 Building $194,900
2024			$172,710
2023	$866.00	$33,400 Land $6,000 Building $27,400

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, New Castle County (10003C), updated January 21, 2026 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 100030161002, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone AE
Special Flood Hazard Area	Yes
Flood Hazard	High
100-Year Floodplain	Yes 1% annual chance
Floodway	No
Base Flood Elevation	9.0 ft
Flood Insurance Requirement	Required (federally backed mortgages)
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 61 individual NFIP policies nearby
Community Rating System	Class 8 (10% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	71 units insured (10 under condo master policies) 53 of 61 individual policies on primary residences
Nearby Flood Claims	22 (1980–2020)
Claims Outside the SFHA	6 of 22
Most Recent Claim	Nov 2020, rainfall accumulation
Flood Events	Hurricane Sandy (Oct 2012), 6 claims Hurricane Irene (Aug 2011), 2 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Low above 3% of the US · above 12% of Delaware
Wildfire Likelihood	Less than 1 in 10,000 per year
Exposure	Direct burnable vegetation at the parcel

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Historic Designation

Source: NPS National Register of Historic Places · August 1, 2026 release · Last verified October 2026

Historic District	Within the New Castle Historic District listed 1984 · 463 contributing resources · NRIS 84000312

Federal listing alone does not restrict alterations; local historic district rules, which this data does not cover, may apply.