263 Duke St, Murphy, NC 28906 Property Records

Cherokee County property record for 263 Duke St, Murphy, NC 28906 · Last verified October 2025

Property Highlights

Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Bedrooms	2 Beds
Bathrooms	2 Baths
Year Built	Built 1985
Square Footage	1,617 sqft Heated Area
Lot Size	13,504 sqft (0.31 acres)
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Last Sale	$130,000 (2017)
Tax Bill	$964.00 (2025)

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`459211575204000`
Alternative APN	`45178`

Interior

Bedrooms	2 Beds
Full Baths	2 Baths
Building Area	1,617 sqft Heated Area
Stories	1 Stories
Primary Flooring	Wood Flooring
Interior Structure	Plaster Interior Structure
Fireplace	Fireplace

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1971
Effective Year Built	Effective 1985
Exterior Material	Brick Veneer Exterior
Foundation Type	Footing Foundation
Roof Construction	Gable Roof Construction
Roof Material	Asphalt Roof
Lot Area	13,504 sqft (0.31 acres)
Depth X Width	138 ft x 100 ft Depth x Width
Parking Spaces	2 Parking Spaces
Garage Type	Carport Garage
Carport	Carport
Carport Area	652 sqft Carport
Porch	Porch
Porch Area	20 sqft Porch

Utilities and HVAC

Cooling System	Central Cooling
Heating System	Heat Pump Heating
Heating Fuel	Electric Heating Fuel

Location & Zoning

Account Number	45178
Street Address	263 DUKE ST
City	MURPHY
State	NC
Zip	28906-2881
Property Usage	Residential Property Usage
Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	P/O LOTS 46 47 & 51 DUKE LAND & IMPROVEMENT A/10
Legal Lot Number	46-51
Jurisdiction	CHEROKEE NC
Minor Civil Division	MURPHY
Census Blockgroup	2
Census Block	2034
Census Tract	930402

Owner

Source: Cherokee County records · APN 459211575204000

Assessment roll updated January 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

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Owner of Record	Individual Name on File
Mailing Address	263 DUKE ST, MURPHY, NC 28906-2881
Occupancy	Owner Occupied
Owner Type	Owner is an Individual, Couple or Unincorporated Entity

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Last Sale	Feb 17, 2017 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Feb 17, 2017 · Amount on Record
Deed Doc Number	00704
Deed Book / Page	01554 / 1098
Record Refreshed	Jun 08, 2026

February 2017: Warranty Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Warranty Deed
Jurisdiction	CHEROKEE NC
Recording Date	Feb 17, 2017
Property Address	263 DUKE ST, MURPHY, NC 28906-2881
Document Number	01554/1098
Book / Page	01554 / 1098
Instrument Date	Feb 01, 2017
Instrument	00704
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Aug 13, 2021

Transaction

Amount	Amount Recorded
Loan-to-Value (LTV)	LTV on Record
Tax	$260.00
Amount Accuracy	Rounded Values by County
Additional	Arms Length Transaction

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	263 DUKE ST, MURPHY, NC 28906-2881

Mortgage

Document Number	00705
Date	Feb 17, 2017
Instrument	00705

Lender

Name	UNITED COMMUNITY MORTGAGE SERVICES
Type	Mortgage Company

Agreement

Type	Conventional Mortgage
Amount	Amount Recorded
Term	361 Months
Due	Mar 01, 2047

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Cherokee County records · Assessment roll updated January 1, 2025 · Last verified October 2025

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	North Carolina
County	Cherokee County
Municipality	Murphy Town
Unified School District	Cherokee County Schools (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	$964.00	$144,140 (+0.27%)	$144,140 (+0.27%) Land $24,000 Building $120,140
2023		$143,750	$143,750 Land $24,000 Building $119,750

Flood & Wildfire

263 Duke St is in FEMA Zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, with indirect wildfire exposure (Moderate risk).

Flood

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · Cherokee County (37039C), updated February 5, 2020

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal flood hazard · outside the 0.2% annual chance floodplain
Special Flood Hazard Area	No
Nearest Special Flood Hazard Area	Zone AE, within 500 ft

Wildfire

Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities · 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020

Wildfire Risk to Homes	Moderate 40th percentile of exposed land nationally · 58th in North Carolina
Wildfire Likelihood	Moderate — about 1 in 1,613 per year
Exposure	Indirect within ember reach of burnable land · adjoins burnable vegetation

Values are read at the parcel center point; lenders make the official flood determination.