Glenwood Homes for Sale in Virginia Beach, VA

Living in Glenwood

Daily life in Glenwood centers on its mix of residential streets, neighborhood lakes and ponds, and shared common areas with walking paths and open green space. Honey Bee Golf Club, an 18-hole public course off South Independence Boulevard near Salem Road, sits adjacent to the community, and Stumpy Lake Natural Area is a short drive away for trail walking, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing from the shoreline or pier, with its own 18-hole golf course on the grounds. Shopping and dining are anchored by Landstown Commons on Princess Anne Road, a large open-air center whose retailers include Kohl's, Best Buy, Ross, Old Navy, and Ulta along with a range of restaurants, while additional retail is close by in Salem, Lynnhaven, and Greenbrier in neighboring Chesapeake. The community is near the Virginia Beach Municipal Center and Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, and offers a reasonable drive to the Oceanfront, Town Center, NAS Oceana, and the Dam Neck Annex via Dam Neck Road, Princess Anne Road, and Lynnhaven Parkway. Housing types run from medium-sized single-family homes to larger four- and five-bedroom houses, plus townhomes, with some lakefront and water-view lots within the broader Glenwood area.

Glenwood's housing stock reflects late-20th-century Virginia Beach development, with most homes built from the 1970s through the 1990s and a layer of newer construction added from the 2000s onward. The architecture is typical of that era's suburban Tidewater building: brick and vinyl two-story colonials and transitional designs, single-story ranches, and a selection of townhomes, with the neighborhood holding a notable share of larger four- and five-bedroom homes. The predominantly owner-occupied housing, the lakes and shared green space, the adjacent Honey Bee Golf Club, and the central-south location near Landstown Commons, major employers, and military installations are the primary demand drivers. Established neighborhoods like Glenwood that combine space, water features, and a convenient commuting position tend to see steady buyer interest, with well-maintained and updated homes drawing the most attention.

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About Virginia Beach

Homes for sale in Virginia Beach, VA span every price point and lifestyle — from oceanfront condos along the famous Boardwalk to sprawling waterfront estates on the Lynnhaven River and Linkhorn Bay. As the largest city in Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach offers an unusually varied real estate market: established family neighborhoods in Great Neck (ZIP 23454), golf-course communities in Kempsville (23464), modern townhomes near Town Center (23462), and beach-cottage living along Sandbridge (23456). Whether you're searching for a starter home under $300K, a family home in a top-rated school district, or a luxury property north of $2 million, the active MLS inventory updates daily here. Buyer demand stays strong year-round, driven by Virginia Beach's mild coastal climate, the consistently top-ranked Virginia Beach City Public Schools (Kempsville High, Floyd E. Kellam High, Princess Anne High, and Cox High among them), and the city's role as home to Naval Air Station Oceana — the largest master jet base in the country. Military families relocating here through PCS orders make up a meaningful share of buyers, and VA loan financing is widely used. First-time buyers gravitate toward the inland ZIPs (23464, 23456, 23452), while second-home and luxury buyers tend toward 23451 (Oceanfront/North End) and 23454 (Great Neck/Bay Colony). Below you'll find every active Virginia Beach home for sale pulled live from the REIN MLS and refreshed every 5 minutes.

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