4901 Ballahack Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23322

Why this home stands out

Six-plus acres in a metro area is genuinely rare. Most homes in this price band offer a quarter-acre and a fence; 4901 Ballahack Road offers a working landscape — room for a garden, outbuildings, animals, or simply the kind of quiet that comes when your nearest neighbor isn't twenty feet away. The 2011 build means modern mechanicals wrapped in a setting that feels like the country without requiring a long commute.

HICKORY and the Chesapeake real estate market

Hickory is one of Chesapeake's most sought-after rural corridors — a stretch of the city where large lots, horse properties, and tree-lined roads coexist with reasonable access to I-664 and the broader Hampton Roads network. People move to Hickory specifically because they want space, and the neighborhood delivers it without sacrificing city services. Chesapeake itself is an independent city in Virginia — a question that comes up often is what county is Chesapeake VA in, and the answer is that it has no county; it's an independent city that absorbed the former Norfolk County in 1963, giving it one of the largest land areas of any city east of the Mississippi. That scale is exactly why addresses like 4901 Ballahack Road exist — there's simply more land here than in the denser northern cities of Hampton Roads. The Hickory zip code (23322) sits in the southwestern quadrant of Chesapeake, bordered by farmland, wetland preserves, and established residential communities that have kept their low-density character for decades.

What's nearby

Daily errands are straightforward from Ballahack Road. Hickory's commercial corridor along Centerville Turnpike puts grocery stores, pharmacies, and casual dining within about ten to fifteen minutes. Chesapeake Square Mall and the retail cluster near Greenbrier are roughly twenty minutes north. For outdoor time closer to home, Northwest River Park — one of the finest nature parks in the region — is just a short drive away and offers kayaking, camping, and miles of trails. The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is also within easy reach for hiking and wildlife watching on a larger scale.

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