553 Wildcat Rocks Rd, Seven Devils (Banner Elk), NC 28604 Property Records

Watauga County property record for 553 Wildcat Rocks Rd, Seven Devils, NC 28604 · Last verified June 2026

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	3 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,912 sqft · built 1985
Lot Size	0.58 acres (25,265 sqft)
Owner	2 Company Names on File
Tax Bill	$1,883 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Feb 2026 Transfer
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`1878-16-4206-000`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`1878-16-4206-000`
Alternative APN	`1506726`

Interior

Bedrooms	3 Beds
Full Baths	1.5 Baths
Half Baths	1 Half Bath
Plumbing Fixtures	7 Plumbing Fixtures
Total Rooms	3 Rooms
Stories	1 Story
Building Area	1,912 sqft Living Area
1st Floor Area	1,080 sqft
Basement Area	1,080 sqft
Finished Basement	292 sqft
Fireplaces	1 Fireplace
Fireplace	Fireplace

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1985
Effective Year Built	Effective 1985
Architectural Style	Rustic
Exterior Material	Logs
Roof Material	Wood Shingle
Lot Area	25,265 sqft (0.58 acres)
Porch	Porch
Porch Area	288 sqft
Patio Area	744 sqft

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Cooling System	Central
Heating System	Central
Heating Fuel	Electric

Location & Zoning

Account Number	1506726
Street Address	553 WILDCAT ROCKS RD
City	SEVEN DEVILS
State	NC
Zip	28604-9198
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Subdivision	SEVEN DEVILS RESORT PROPERTY
Jurisdiction	WATAUGA NC
Township / Civil Division	WATAUGA
Census Block Group	2
Census Block	2042
Census Tract	920900

Owner

Source: Watauga County records · APN 1878-16-4206-000

Assessment roll updated December 2, 2025 · Last verified June 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Company Names on File
Mailing Address	3050 SOUTHAMPTON CIR, GASTONIA, NC 28056-7531
Owner Type	Company
Vesting	Life Tenant

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Transfer Date	Dec 31, 2025
Transfer Doc	0024730852
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

February 2026: Intrafamily Transfer, Transfer

Document Type	Intrafamily Transfer
Jurisdiction	WATAUGA NC
Recording Date	Feb 26, 2026
Property Address	553 WILDCAT ROCKS RD, SEVEN DEVILS, NC 28604-9198
Document Number	0024730852
Book / Page	2473 / 852
Map Reference	MB 4 PG 24
Instrument Date	Dec 31, 2025
Instrument	757764
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Mar 11, 2026

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Amount Accuracy	No Consideration Stated
Additional	Intrafamily Transfer

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name
Address	3050 SOUTHAMPTON CIR, GASTONIA, NC 28056-7531

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Relationship	Living Trust
Address	3050 SOUTHAMPTON CIR, GASTONIA, NC 28056-7531

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Watauga County records · Assessment roll updated December 2, 2025 · Last verified June 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	North Carolina
County	Watauga County
Municipality	Seven Devils Town
Unified School District	Watauga County Schools (KG - 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	$1,883.00 (-54.8%)	$515,600 (-) Land $27,300 Building $488,300
2024	$4,166.00		$515,600 Land $27,300 Building $488,300
2023		$515,600 Land $27,300 Building $488,300

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Watauga County (37189C), updated May 17, 2024 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 371899209002, 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 X
Special Flood Hazard Area	No
Flood Hazard	Minimal
500-Year Floodplain	No
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 11 individual NFIP policies nearby
Community Rating System	Class 8 (10% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	26 units insured (15 under condo master policies) 2 of 11 individual policies on primary residences
Nearby Flood Claims	30 (1994–2024)
Claims Outside the SFHA	8 of 30
Most Recent Claim	Sep 2024, river or lake flooding, Tropical Storm Helene
Flood Events	Tropical Storm Helene (Sep 2024), 3 claims Hurricane Ivan (Sep 2004), 6 claims Tropical Storm Frances (Sep 2004), 5 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Moderate above 40% of the US · above 58% of North Carolina
Wildfire Likelihood	About 1 in 1,887 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.