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1257 OLD WILMINGTON RDHOCKESSIN, DE 19707
3
2
1,228 SQ FT
Listing by Keller Williams Realty Wilmington
MLS® #: DENC2110834
Hockessin
Piedmont
About the neighborhood
Hockessin offers a quiet and relaxed community atmosphere with minimal street noise and peaceful surroundings. The neighborhood features approximately 30 nearby parks, such as Swift Memorial Park and Auburn Heights Preserve, providing ample outdoor recreational spaces easily accessible from most areas. Housing consists mainly of spacious single detached homes and row houses, with many properties featuring three or more bedrooms built predominantly between the 1960s and 1990s. Though cycling access is limited due to terrain, driving is convenient with easy parking availability. Dining options including several nearby restaurants add to the community’s comfortable and inviting environment.
Highlights
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This area is great forCar friendly
Characteristics
Transportation
Moving around by car is very easy in Hockessin. Parking is easy. Cycling is challenging in Hockessin as the bicycling network is quite bad, and riding is rendered strenuous by the often sloping terrain. Many of the houses for sale in this part of the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area are located in places that are also not very conducive to pedestrians because carrying out daily needs is inconvenient without needing to resort to a car.
Services
Home owners may consider it challenging to reach high schools and primary schools as pedestrians. Residents benefit from public and private schools at both the elementary and secondary school level. Concerning food, doing one's groceries often requires the use of a vehicle in Hockessin. There are also approximately 30 restaurants and coffee shops in Hockessin.
Character
Hockessin offers a relaxed atmosphere and will appeal to home buyers who enjoy spending time in green spaces. This community is very quiet, as there tend to be low levels of noise from traffic. Lastly, there are a few green spaces nearby for residents to explore, including Hockessin Valley Falls and Delcaste Recreation Area, which makes it very easy to reach them.
Car friendly8.6
Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a very low chance of parking problems
Cycling friendly3.8
Not very suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling
Pedestrian friendly3.2
Few day-to-day needs are within walking distance
Transit friendly0.0
Few transit options
Restaurants3.8
Some restaurants within a short drive
Groceries4.2
Variety of groceries within a short drive
Shopping2.6
Some shops within a short drive
Cafes2.4
Some cafés within a short drive
Quiet8.8
Very few sources of noise nearby
Nightlife1.8
Few or no bars within a short drive
Vibrant1.2
Calm atmosphere at all hours
Neighborhood Demographics
Median Household Income
- Median Per Capita Income
- $68,455
- Median Household Income
- $158,036
Housing Type
- 85.7% SINGLE DETACHED
- 5.5% SEMI DETACHED
- 0.0% MULTIPLEX (2-4 UNITS)
- 1.0% APARTMENT (5-19 UNITS)
- 7.2% APARTMENT (20+ UNITS)
- 0.7% MOBILE
- Single detached
- 85.7%
- Semi detached
- 5.5%
- Multiplex (2-4 units)
- 0.0%
- Apartment (5-19 units)
- 1.0%
- Apartment (20+ units)
- 7.2%
- Mobile
- 0.7%
Population Age
- Median Age
- 45.8%
- 0 to 4
- 6.3%
- 5 to 9
- 6.3%
- 10 to 14
- 7.0%
- 15 to 19
- 6.1%
- 20 to 24
- 2.9%
- 25 to 29
- 2.9%
- 30 to 34
- 4.6%
- 35 to 39
- 5.9%
- 40 to 44
- 7.1%
- 45 to 49
- 8.6%
- 50 to 54
- 6.2%
- 55 to 59
- 6.8%
- 60 to 64
- 7.1%
- 65 to 69
- 8.9%
- 70 to 74
- 5.1%
- 75 to 79
- 3.6%
- 80 to 84
- 1.7%
- 85 and over
- 2.9%
Education Level
- 2.6% DID NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
- 10.2% HIGH SCHOOL
- 13.5% SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE
- 5.7% DEGREE, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA BELOW BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 33.3% BACHELOR'S DEGREE
- 21.3% MASTER'S DEGREE
- 5.4% PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
- 8.0% PHD
- Did not graduate high school
- 2.6%
- High School
- 10.2%
- Some college, no degree
- 13.5%
- Degree, certificate, or diploma below bachelor's degree
- 5.7%
- Bachelor's degree
- 33.3%
- Master's degree
- 21.3%
- Professional degree
- 5.4%
- PhD
- 8.0%
Commute Mode
- 2.3% FOOT
- 0.0% BIKE
- 0.4% TRANSIT
- 80.5% DRIVE
- 0.6% OTHER
- Foot
- 2.3%
- Bike
- 0.0%
- Transit
- 0.4%
- Drive
- 80.5%
- Other
- 0.6%
- None
- 16.2%
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4
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