These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Wilmington-Brandywine Area, Delaware market for the week ending October 25, 2026, and together they totaled $3.185 million. All five are single-family homes in New Castle County, with prices running from $580,000 to $720,000.
Most of the list comes from established family neighborhoods with brick and stone colonials, finished lower levels and fenced yards. It closes with a very different kind of home in Arden, rebuilt over four decades by the owner who lived in it.
No. 1 — $720,000 · 4554 Simon Rd, Wilmington, Delaware
The top sale of the week was a brick and stucco colonial in Weldin Farms, in North Wilmington, which sold for $720,000. Built in 1979, it is the largest of the five, with 3,349 square feet of living space, four bedrooms and three baths, two full and one half.
A tiled foyer opens to a living room and a dining room. Just past the living room is a family room with a brick fireplace and sliding glass doors to a screened porch. The kitchen has been updated and has room to eat in, with 42-inch cabinets, two pantries, stainless steel appliances, gas cooking and a double oven. A powder room, the laundry and a small office are also on the main floor. Upstairs, the primary suite has two walk-in closets and its own bath, and three more bedrooms share a hall bath. There are hardwood floors throughout.
The partially finished lower level has a media area with a built-in projector and screen, a bar area, a soundproofed room for music or hobbies, and a den. The home sits on 0.40 acres with mature trees and professional landscaping, and outside are a deck, a patio area with a firepit and a large fenced yard. An attached two-car garage faces the side. The home is in the Brandywine School District.
Linda Hanna and Kathleen J Eddins, both of Patterson-Schwartz-Hockessin, were the listing agents, and Kat Geralis of EXP Realty, LLC represented the buyer in the week’s highest-priced sale.
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No. 2 — $640,000 · 2709 Bodine Dr, Wilmington, Delaware
In Chalfonte, the brick colonial at 2709 Bodine Drive backs to the open field of Hanby school, so there are no neighbors behind it. A rear deck off the sunroom overlooks a flat, fenced yard, and the front of the home has a porch and a landscaped yard.
Built in 1970 on 0.25 acres, the home has four bedrooms, three baths (two full and one half) and 2,625 square feet, with hardwood floors on both levels. The main floor has a living room with the dining room beside it, a family room with a gas fireplace, the sunroom and an updated eat-in kitchen with granite counters, stainless steel appliances and a gas stove. A half bath and the laundry room are off the family room. Upstairs, the primary suite has a full bath and a walk-in closet, and three more bedrooms share a hall bath. The lower level adds flex space and storage. The property last sold for $209,000 in 1997.
Two practical touches set the home apart: a whole-house fan that cools it without running the air conditioning, and an oversized two-car garage with a Tesla charging station.
The home went under contract four days after it was listed and sold $20,000 above its $620,000 asking price. Jackie Ogden and Loretta Dibattista of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. were the listing agents, and Alexandra Wilson of BHHS Fox & Roach – Hockessin represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $635,000 · 26 Bristol Ln, Newark, Delaware
The only Newark home on the list, 26 Bristol Lane in Cotswold Hills, is a center-hall colonial faced in fieldstone. Built in 1991, it is the newest of the five. Its front doorway has an eyebrow and columns and opens to a two-story foyer.
The kitchen has wood floors, a big bay window, rich wood cabinets, marble countertops and a large island. Off the kitchen is a family room with a gas fireplace, where sliding doors lead out to a deck. A formal dining room with a chair rail and chandelier and a bright living room complete the main floor. Upstairs, the primary bedroom has a large walk-in closet, and its bath has a long double vanity, a deep tub and a separate shower.
The home has four bedrooms, three baths (two full and one half) and 2,250 square feet on 0.64 acres, along with a partially finished basement and a two-car garage. The level lot has a fenced back yard with mature trees and plantings, and the home is in the Christina School District. The property last sold for $415,000 in 2017.
Margot Mohr Teetor of RE/MAX Preferred – Newtown Square was the listing agent, and Julianna Lee of Patterson-Schwartz-Hockessin represented the buyer. The home went under contract 24 days after it was listed.
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No. 4 — $610,000 · 41 Ivy Rd, Wilmington, Delaware
The oldest home on the list, 41 Ivy Road in Highlands, dates to 1900, and at 1,725 square feet it is also the smallest of the five. The listing says it is steps from the Delaware Art Museum, Rockford Park and the shops and restaurants of Trolley Square.
A brick paver walk leads to a covered porch on the brick and stucco colonial. Inside, the original hardwood floors on the main level have been stripped and stained, and the kitchen is all new, with a five-burner gas range, stone countertops, a tiled backsplash and wood floors. The dining room, finished with a chair rail, overlooks a two-story family room with a vaulted ceiling, slate floors and a gas fireplace. From the family room, doors lead to a private, fenced brick paver patio with landscaping, a new fence and a rebuilt stone wall.
A separate living room with new carpet can serve as a play or game room. Upstairs are three bedrooms, including a primary suite with its own full bath. The home has three baths in all, two full and one half. A rear gate opens to a private alley and a community walkway that leads to a community parking lot. The property last sold for $505,000 in 2023.
The home went under contract seven days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price. Michele Colavecchi Lawless of RE/MAX Associates-Wilmington was the listing agent, and Corby Spruance of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $580,000 · 1601 Harvey Rd, Wilmington, Delaware
The Arden home at 1601 Harvey Road was built in 1932 as a bungalow. In 1961 the property was bought by David A. McClintock, a photographer and self-taught architect inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, who spent the next four decades redesigning it and rebuilding it from the foundation.
What stands today is a mid-century modern home with a butterfly roof, skylights and broad runs of sliding glass, laid out in two wings. A porch leads to a custom black walnut front door, and the entry beyond it is lit by skylights and finished in blue tile. The floors are handcrafted random-width oak, and the custom doors are made of koa and black walnut.
The home has three bedrooms, all on the main level, two baths and 1,950 square feet. One wing has the great room, with sliding glass doors to the decks on two sides, along with a kitchen, the primary bedroom and a second bedroom. A ladder designed and built by George Campion of Taylor’s Mill climbs to a loft inside the primary bedroom. The other wing has a spacious kitchen with high ceilings and a center island, a dining area surrounded by sliding glass doors, the third bedroom, a full bath and a laundry room.
Multiple decks sit among mature landscaping. The property also has three outbuildings, two of them with electricity, a brick driveway and a second drive serving the outbuildings. Arden is a village of wooded surroundings and one-of-a-kind homes.
The home went under contract 20 days after it was listed. Debby Sweeney of Compass was the listing agent, and Heather Buckman, also of Compass, represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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