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Beaufort & Sea Islands Area, South Carolina Top 5 Home Sales: Saint Helena Island Home Leads at $1.1 Million

Two Fripp Island homes, a marsh-front ranch, a Cat Island home with a garage apartment and a new Coosaw Point cottage make up the week's top sales.

Beaufort & Sea Islands Area, South Carolina Top 5 Home Sales: Saint Helena Island Home Leads at $1.1 Million

The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Beaufort & Sea Islands Area, South Carolina for the week ending November 1, 2026 came to a combined $5.09 million. Three of the homes are in Beaufort and two are in Saint Helena Island, and all five sold for between $925,000 and $1,122,750.

The group runs from a brick ranch built in 1995 to a cottage built in 2025, and from a lot of 1.57 acres to one of 3,484 square feet. The two lowest-priced sales tied at $925,000.

No. 1 — $1,122,750 · 1 Fiddlers Point, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 1 in Beaufort & Sea Islands Area, South Carolina β€” 1 Fiddlers Point, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

The week’s highest-priced sale was a furnished home on a corner lot in Fiddler’s Trace, a community on Fripp Island. It sold for $1,122,750.

Built in 2008 with a stucco and frame exterior, the two-story home has four bedrooms, three full baths and one half bath, and 3,409 square feet of living space on a 7,405-square-foot lot. The open living area has two-story ceilings centered on a stone-covered fireplace, and that height carries out to a screened porch finished in beadboard. An open upper level with wrought-iron railings looks down on the first floor.

The primary bedroom is on the first floor, along with a dining room, a kitchen with solid-surface counters and a breakfast nook that opens to a deck for grilling. An elevator connects the floors. Upstairs are the other three bedrooms, one of them now used as a den behind glass French doors, and walk-in attic storage on both sides. The home also has a large office with built-ins and a separate air-conditioned exercise room. Landscaping surrounds the home and gives it privacy. The property last sold for $959,000 in 2021.

Bryan Gates and Nancy H. Butler, both of Lowcountry Real Estate, were the listing agents. Charles Patty of Fripp Island Real Estate Co represented the buyer in the No. 1 sale of the week.

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No. 2 — $1,100,000 · 206 Green Winged Teal Drive S, Beaufort, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 2 in Beaufort & Sea Islands Area, South Carolina β€” 206 Green Winged Teal Drive S, Beaufort, South Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

Water defines the No. 2 sale, a brick ranch on 1.57 acres in Walling Grove Plantation in Beaufort that sold for $1,100,000. The property sits under mature trees along a tidal creek, with views across the marsh, and has a private dock with a boat lift. Its lot is the largest of the five.

The single-story home was built in 1995, the oldest in this group, and has since been renovated. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 2,016 square feet, with hardwood floors, an open plan and a fireplace. The updated kitchen has white cabinets, granite counters and a large island. A glass-enclosed Carolina room looks out over the grounds, and outside, a saltwater pool sits under a screen enclosure. The property last sold for $800,000 in 2023.

The home went under contract 18 days after it was listed and sold above its $1.05 million asking price. Lauren Fawcett and Kourtney Thomson of eXp Realty LLC – Bluffton were the listing agents, and Dale Cross, also of eXp Realty LLC – Bluffton, represented the buyer.

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No. 3 — $1,015,000 · 25 Timber Trail, Beaufort, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 3 in Beaufort & Sea Islands Area, South Carolina β€” 25 Timber Trail, Beaufort, South Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

On Cat Island, a waterfront community in Beaufort, a home that pairs traditional Southern architecture with coastal details sold for $1,015,000. With 3,976 square feet, it has the most living space of the five, and its five bathrooms are also the most in the group.

Each of the four bedrooms has its own bathroom. The primary suite includes generous closets and its own washer and dryer, one of three laundry hookups in the home. The dining room has a dry bar with storage and two wine coolers, one for red and one for white. A whole-house generator is in place.

The two-story home was built in 2006 on just under half an acre. A detached, climate-controlled garage has a finished space upstairs with a kitchenette, a full bathroom and a Murphy bed, suited to guests, an office or a workout room. Behind the home, a privacy fence encloses a fire pit, a seating area and landscaped gardens. The home also has a screened porch. The property last sold for $464,500 in 2015.

Marsha Ann Widenhofer of BHHS Bay Street Realty was the listing agent. Laura Hart of Greco Group Brokered by eXp represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $925,000 · 23 Veranda Beach Drive, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 4 in Beaufort & Sea Islands Area, South Carolina β€” 23 Veranda Beach Drive, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

The Atlantic is the view from 23 Veranda Beach Drive, a Fripp Island home that sold furnished for $925,000. Three porches look out to the water and the sunsets.

Built in 1996, the two-story home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms in 1,744 square feet, on a lot of 3,484 square feet, the smallest home and the smallest lot of the five. The living and dining areas share one open space, the kitchen has been updated and the bathrooms have been renovated. An attached garage has room for beach gear and a golf cart. The Cabana Club pools and activity center are within walking distance, and the Ocean Creek Golf Course and beach access points are a short golf cart ride away. The property last sold for $335,000 in 2007.

Heather Fortson and Leslie Mitchell of Fripp Island Real Estate Co were the listing agents. Megan Feight of Maxey Blackstream Christie’s represented the buyer.

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No. 5 — $925,000 · 9 Hendersons Way, Beaufort, South Carolina

Top home sale No. 5 in Beaufort & Sea Islands Area, South Carolina β€” 9 Hendersons Way, Beaufort, South Carolina, week ending November 1, 2026

The newest home in the group, built in 2025, sold for $925,000 in Coosaw Point in Beaufort, tying the Fripp Island sale for fourth place by price. The listing describes it as the Camden Cottage plan by Summerall Builders, designed by Allison Ramsey, with a wraparound porch and light in every room.

The one-story home has three bedrooms, two full baths and one half bath, and 2,038 square feet on a 0.35-acre lot with a wooded outlook. The primary suite is on the main level, and the home has a fireplace. A detached two-car garage sits on the property. Coosaw Point residents share a clubhouse, a pool, a fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, a fire pit, a picnic area and storage for boats and RVs. The property last sold for $43,000 in 2022, before the current home was built.

Christian Sherbert of BHHS Bay Street Realty Group (Beaufort) was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and as the buyer’s agent.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 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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