109 Bishops Court is a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath single-family home sitting on just over a third of an acre in Chesapeake, Virginia 23323. Built in 2003, it offers a generous 2,460 square feet of living space on a lot that gives you actual breathing room — a commodity that gets harder to find the closer you inch toward Virginia Beach or Norfolk.
The designation "ALL OTHERS AREA 32" is a county tax-map classification rather than a marketing brand, which means this corner of Chesapeake doesn't come with a neighborhood association telling you what color to paint your shutters — and no HOA fees quietly draining your checking account each month. What it does come with is a relaxed, established residential character that developed steadily through the late 1990s and early 2000s, when builders were putting up solid, conventionally designed homes on lots that would make a Virginia Beach buyer weep with envy. The streets in this part of ALL OTHERS AREA 32 homes feel lived-in without feeling worn out. Neighbors tend to stay put. Yards are maintained. The general vibe is "people who bought here because they did the math and liked what they found," which is a perfectly respectable reason to choose a neighborhood. The absence of an HOA is worth pausing on: it means no monthly or annual assessment, no architectural review board, and no committee voting on whether your fence posts are regulation height. For buyers who want a well-kept community feel without the governance layer, this part of western Chesapeake delivers that combination reliably.
Living in Chesapeake
Chesapeake is the largest city by land area in Virginia, which sounds like trivia until you realize it explains a lot about why property here tends to offer more for the money. Lot sizes run larger, property taxes sit lower than most neighboring cities, and the overall cost of ownership compares favorably to Virginia Beach or Norfolk on nearly every metric. Homes for sale in Chesapeake attract a wide range of buyers — military families, longtime Hampton Roads residents upgrading from a starter home, and transplants from higher-cost metro areas who do a double-take when they see what a third of an acre costs here versus what it costs back home.
The city is not monolithic. Northern Chesapeake, around Edinburgh, Cahoon Commons, and the Bells Mill corridor, has seen a wave of newer construction that keeps the inventory fresh. Established neighborhoods like Hickory and Indian River offer mature tree canopy and decades of community identity. The western and southern reaches — where 109 Bishops Court sits — tend to be quieter, more suburban in pace, and well-connected to both the rest of Chesapeake and the broader Hampton Roads region via Route 17 and the connections it provides toward I-664 and beyond. Buyers frequently weigh Chesapeake against Suffolk when land and price-per-square-foot are the primary filters; Chesapeake typically wins on convenience and infrastructure while Suffolk wins on raw acreage. For most buyers, Chesapeake is the practical answer.
What's Nearby
One of the quieter advantages of this address is how much daily-errand infrastructure sits within a short walk or drive. A Food Lion is roughly seven-tenths of a mile away — close enough that a forgotten gallon of milk is a five-minute round trip rather than a twenty-minute ordeal. A Dollar General is at essentially the same distance, useful for the kind of household run that doesn't require a full grocery haul. For the morning coffee ritual, a Starbucks is about six-tenths of a mile out, which means caffeine is genuinely walkable on a decent-weather day.
Dining options in the immediate area lean toward the casual and convenient. Tanko Japan and Golden China are both within roughly six-tenths of a mile, giving weeknight dinner a low-effort international rotation without requiring anyone to get on a highway. Neither is a destination restaurant in the culinary-tourism sense, but both are the kind of reliable neighborhood spots that make a location feel complete rather than isolated.
Green space is well-represented for a suburban setting. Bryant Farms Park is about half a mile from the front door — a practical neighborhood park for weekend mornings, dog walks, or getting kids outside without loading them into a car. The Izaak Walton park and an observation platform are at similar distances, adding a bit of natural variety to the outdoor options. This cluster of parks gives the immediate area a more walkable, livable quality than the surrounding road network might suggest at first glance.
For larger shopping, dining, and services, the Chesapeake Square area and the broader Greenbrier corridor are accessible within a reasonable drive, connecting this address to the full commercial infrastructure that Hampton Roads residents expect.
Commuting to the USCG Finance Center
The nearest military installation to 109 Bishops Court is the USCG Finance Center Chesapeake, approximately 5.8 miles away — a drive that typically runs around twelve minutes under normal conditions. The Finance Center is a relatively specialized installation, home primarily to Coast Guard administrative and financial operations rather than the large operational commands found at Naval Station Norfolk or Joint Base Langley-Eustis. The workforce tends to be a mix of active-duty Coast Guard personnel, civilian federal employees, and contractors, many of whom are specifically assigned to financial management functions for the broader Coast Guard enterprise.
For Coast Guard families PCSing to the USCG Finance Center Chesapeake, the challenge is often finding housing that makes the commute manageable without requiring a long drive across the city. At under six miles, 109 Bishops Court solves that problem cleanly. The lot size and four-bedroom layout also address one of the recurring practical concerns for military families: enough space to absorb a household that may include multiple children, a home office for the spouse working remotely, and the storage demands that come with periodic relocation. No HOA means no restrictions on a second vehicle, a trailer, or the kind of practical outdoor storage that military households often accumulate.
The broader Hampton Roads military ecosystem is also accessible from this location. Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval installation in the world, is reachable via I-664 in roughly thirty to thirty-five minutes depending on traffic. NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach is a longer drive but still within a reasonable commute window. For dual-military households or families where one partner serves at a different installation, the western Chesapeake location splits the difference reasonably well without committing either commuter to an unreasonable drive.
A Walk Through the Property
A Walk Through the Property
The home at 109 Bishops Court was built in 2003, which places it in a construction era that Hampton Roads buyers often find hits a useful sweet spot: past the growing-pains period of very early 2000s construction, but old enough that the lot was sized by standards that predate the era of maximum-footprint, minimum-yard suburban development. At 2,460 square feet across four bedrooms and two and a half baths, the floor plan is proportioned for a family that needs real rooms rather than technically-a-bedroom spaces carved out of a corridor.
The 0.344-acre lot is the structural fact that distinguishes this address most clearly from comparable square footage in denser parts of Hampton Roads. A third of an acre in western Chesapeake means a backyard that functions as a backyard — room for a playset, a garden, a fire pit, or simply the experience of standing outside without being twelve feet from a neighbor's window. There is no pool, which some buyers will count as a feature rather than an omission given the maintenance calendar that comes with pool ownership. No HOA means the lot can be used with a degree of flexibility that deed-restricted communities don't permit.
The property type is classified as a rental in county records, which reflects its current use configuration rather than any permanent structural characteristic. The home itself is a conventional single-family structure with the layout and systems profile typical of early-2000s Chesapeake construction.
A Day in the Life at 109 Bishops Court
A weekday morning here starts with a realistic walk to Starbucks if the weather cooperates — six-tenths of a mile is a genuine walking distance, not a technicality. The commute to the Finance Center is short enough to feel like a non-issue after the first week. Bryant Farms Park is close enough for an after-dinner walk without planning. On weekends, the Greenbrier area's retail and dining options are a short drive, and the broader Hampton Roads waterfront — whether the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake or the Chesapeake Bay access points further north — is within reach for a half-day outing. The neighborhood's pace is unhurried. The lot gives the household room to exist without negotiating every square foot. For a family that wants suburban calm with urban convenience close enough to use without thinking about it, this address delivers that balance without asking for much in return.
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**For military families considering this address.** The twelve-minute drive to the USCG Finance Center is one of the shorter base commutes available in the Hampton Roads market. Four bedrooms and a third-of-an-acre lot handle the spatial requirements of a military household, and the absence of an HOA removes a layer of restrictions that active-duty families — who may need flexibility around vehicle storage, short-term rental options, or exterior modifications — often find genuinely limiting.
**For Hampton Roads families upgrading from a starter home.** Moving from a two-bedroom condo or a smaller townhome into 2,460 square feet on 0.344 acres is a meaningful quality-of-life shift. The fourth bedroom absorbs a home office, a guest room, or a growing family member without requiring anyone to share. The lot size is the kind of upgrade that doesn't show up in square footage calculations but changes daily life considerably.
**For first-time buyers exploring Chesapeake.** Western Chesapeake in the 23323 zip code offers an entry point into the Chesapeake market that combines reasonable pricing with the lot sizes and construction quality that make the city appealing in the first place. No HOA means lower total monthly carrying costs, which matters when you're calibrating a first purchase against a budget that has to account for everything at once.
**For buyers comparing early-2000s homes in Chesapeake.** The 2003 vintage puts this property in a cohort of homes built after the major infrastructure buildout in western Chesapeake but before the lot-compression that became common in later developments. Buyers comparing this era against newer construction will find that the trade-off is typically lot size and neighborhood maturity on one side versus newer mechanical systems and finishes on the other — a genuine choice rather than an obvious answer.
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Tom and Dariya Milan at LPT Realty are local Hampton Roads specialists who can walk you through everything 109 Bishops Court and the surrounding Chesapeake market have to offer. Reach them by phone or explore more at [vahome.com](https://vahome.com) — where you'll find detailed neighborhood data, military relocation resources, and the full picture of what buying in this market actually looks like.
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