The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Newark-New Castle-Middletown Area, Delaware for the week ending November 8, 2026, added up to $3.04 million. All five were single-family homes in New Castle County, and Middletown accounted for two of them, with one each in Townsend, Hockessin and Newark.
The group spans nearly seven decades of building. The oldest dates to 1957 and the newest was completed this year. Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. listed two of the five, including the top sale.
No. 1 — $680,000 · 1018 Applecross Dr, Middletown, Delaware
The week’s top sale is a three-level Colonial in the Preserve at Deep Creek, a Middletown community that has its own pool, fitness center, basketball courts and playground, along with common grounds and a community center. The homeowners association takes care of lawn cutting for the property as well as the common areas. The home, built in 2022, sold for $680,000. It sits on a level cul-de-sac lot of 8,276 square feet.
At 5,266 square feet, the home has five bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath, with ceilings of nine feet or more. A den or home office and a formal dining room open off the entry on the main level, and beyond them is a large, open living area. The kitchen is finished in white, with white cabinets, quartz counters on an oversized island, a subway tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances, plus a walk-in pantry. A mudroom sits just inside the garage.
Four of the bedrooms are on the upper floor, along with a loft and the laundry room. Every bedroom there has a walk-in closet, and two have their own baths; the primary suite is one of the two and has a pair of walk-in closets. The heated lower level, partially finished, adds the fifth bedroom and a full bath, several more living areas and unfinished space for storage. The home is in the Appoquinimink School District. The property last sold in 2022 for $537,960.
Michael McKee and Elizabeth L Mckee, both of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., were the listing agents, and Megan Aitken of Keller Williams Realty represented the buyer. It was one of two homes in this Top 5 listed by Long & Foster agents.
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No. 2 — $649,900 · 269 Oak Hill School Rd, Townsend, Delaware
The only new home in this week’s group stands on a partially wooded acre in Townsend, surrounded by Delaware’s Blackbird State Forest. The corner lot adjoins public land, backs to trees and sits outside any development, and the home has panoramic views of the woods.
Completed in 2026, the two-story Colonial has a stone and vinyl exterior, four bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath in 2,500 square feet. The main floor is open, with the kitchen, dining area and living space combined under ceilings of nine feet or more and a family room off the kitchen. The kitchen has upgraded countertops and a pantry. There is a gas fireplace with a mantel and glass doors, and the primary bedroom has its own bath. The basement is unfinished, with a full-size walkout door and an outside stairway, and the attached two-car garage is oversized.
The home went under contract 19 days after it was listed and sold for $649,900, its full asking price. Kathy Melcher of Coldwell Banker Rowley Realtors was the listing agent, and Dave Mays of Epique Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $630,000 · 734 Wood Duck Ct, Middletown, Delaware
In the Middletown community of Dove Run, a 2004 Colonial with a stucco exterior and stone accents sold for $630,000. The home has four bedrooms, three full baths and 3,025 square feet on a lot of 0.29 acres.
A turned staircase rises two stories from the foyer, and hardwood floors run across the main level. A formal living room and a formal dining room face each other across the entry. Farther in, the family room rises two full stories and is anchored by a fireplace. The kitchen, open to the living areas, has two ovens, a center island, granite counters, upgraded cabinets and stainless steel appliances. The main floor also has a full bath, a room that can serve as an office or gym, and a laundry room with access to the garage.
Out back, a custom brick patio has a built-in fireplace and is framed by landscaping. Upstairs are the four bedrooms, each with a ceiling fan. Double doors lead into the primary bedroom, whose bath has marble tile, a glass shower, a soaking tub and a double vanity. The basement is unfinished. The property last sold in 2023 for $595,000.
Andrea Harrington and Maria G Olivera of Compass were the listing agents. Victor Koveleski of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $579,900 · 9 Round Tree Cir, Hockessin, Delaware
This brick Colonial in Hockessin’s Mendenhall Village was built in 1980 by DiSabatino as its Chatham model. It sits on a cul-de-sac on a lot of nearly half an acre, where recent work removed trees, regraded the ground and added new landscaping around a private yard.
The home has four bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath in 2,525 square feet. Hardwood runs through the living room, dining room and kitchen, and the plan is a traditional one, with a formal dining room, an eat-in kitchen with a breakfast area, a bar and a fireplace. Every bathroom has been renovated, the hall bath most recently. The primary bedroom has its own bath and a walk-in closet. Outside there are a deck, a porch and a balcony, and the heated lower level is partially finished, with a walkout to the yard.
The property last sold in 2009 for $340,000. This time it went under contract four days after it was listed and sold for $579,900, its full asking price. Karen Legum of Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. was the listing agent, the firm’s second listing in this Top 5, and Gina McCollum Crowder of RE/MAX Associates-Hockessin represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $500,000 · 118 W Park Pl, Newark, Delaware
The oldest home in this week’s group is a brick ranch built in 1957 on a corner lot in Newark, two blocks from the University of Delaware. Main Street, with its restaurants and entertainment, is close enough to reach on foot.
All four bedrooms are on the single main level, along with two full baths whose 1950s tilework has been preserved. The home has 1,600 square feet, a formal dining room, a galley kitchen and two wood-burning brick fireplaces. Hardwood floors lie beneath new carpet, and the rooms have been freshly painted. A breezeway joins the home to the two-car garage, and a picket fence encloses the backyard. The full basement is unfinished.
The home went under contract four days after it was listed and closed at $500,000, which was $51,000 above its $449,000 asking price. Robyn Roberts of BHHS Fox & Roach-Christiana was the listing agent, and Patricia Wolf of Tesla Realty Group, LLC represented the buyer.
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