Ocean View Homes for Sale in Norfolk, VA

Living in Ocean View

The water is right there, with boating, fishing, and other water fun all year long. Life here is casual. It centers on dining by the water, local shops, and time outside along the bay. Walking paths and public access points bring you close to nature. That setting shapes daily life in Ocean View.

Ocean View draws buyers who want to live on the water inside Norfolk's urban setting. It's an alternative to areas farther inland. The area suits anyone who puts water access and a quieter feel first. You still stay tied to the wider city. Homes here tend to draw primary-home buyers as well as seasonal and investment interest near the water.

What Ocean View homes actually sell for

Computed from REIN MLS closed sales over the trailing 12 months — updates with every MLS sync, not a third-party monthly aggregate.

Source: REIN MLS closed sales, trailing 12 months, computed by VaHome.

How Ocean View compares

The 3 closest Norfolk neighborhoods VaHome profiles, measured from map center to map center. Same 12-month REIN closed-sales math for every row.

Source: REIN MLS closed sales, trailing 12 months, refreshed every 10 minutes. Neighborhoods with fewer than 5 closed sales are left out so no row rests on one or two homes.

What the homes in Ocean View are like

Age, size, lot and price band of the 115 Ocean View homes that closed since Oct 21, 2025, as recorded in the REIN MLS.

Source: REIN MLS closed sales since Oct 21, 2025, computed by VaHome. Any figure with fewer than 5 recorded homes is left out.

Recently sold in Ocean View

The latest 10 closings from the REIN MLS. Each opens the home's full sold record.

1. 

   9600 2nd Bay ST #103, NORFOLK VA 23518

   2 bd · 1 ba · 673 sqft

   $205,000

   Sold Oct 2026

2. 

   3017 Pretty Lake AVE, NORFOLK VA 23518

   4 bd · 2.1 ba · 2,600 sqft

   $779,900

   Sold Oct 2026

3. 

   157 Dupre AVE, NORFOLK VA 23503

   3 bd · 2.1 ba · 1,690 sqft

   $356,000

   Sold Oct 2026

4. 

   416 E Ocean AVE, NORFOLK VA 23503

   4 bd · 2 ba · 1,511 sqft

   $295,000

   Sold Oct 2026

5. 

   9517 11th Bay ST, NORFOLK VA 23518

   4 bd · 3 ba · 2,718 sqft

   $650,000

   Sold Oct 2026

6. 

   1303 Modoc AVE, NORFOLK VA 23503

   2 bd · 1 ba · 715 sqft

   $165,000

   Sold Oct 2026

7. 

   1140 E Ocean View AVE #B, NORFOLK VA 23503

   2 bd · 2 ba · 1,090 sqft

   $284,500

   Sold Oct 2026

8. 

   256 Portview AVE #D2, NORFOLK VA 23503

   2 bd · 2 ba · 1,047 sqft

   $217,500

   Sold Sep 2026

9. 

   100 E Ocean View AVE #912, NORFOLK VA 23503

   2 bd · 2 ba · 1,137 sqft

   $360,000

   Sold Sep 2026

10. 

    810 E Ocean View AVE #107, NORFOLK VA 23503

    2 bd · 2 ba · 1,093 sqft

    $325,000

    Sold Sep 2026

What buyers should know

Neutral counts from the 476 Ocean View homes VaHome has mapped against federal and state hazard layers — shown the same way for every neighborhood.

Sources: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer · U.S. Navy AICUZ via city GIS · Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management.

Census profile of the Ocean View area

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024), census-tract level for the Ocean View area. Shown identically for every neighborhood.

Bases & commutes

Straight-line distances from the center of Ocean View. Every listing page shows live drive times with traffic.

About Norfolk

Homes for sale in Norfolk, VA come in many forms. Ghent, ZIP 23507, has historic district townhouses. Waterfront condos line the Elizabeth River. Larchmont, Lochaven, and Lafayette-Winona have ranch-style homes. Norfolk is the arts and business heart of Hampton Roads. It has a home for just about any buyer. There are $200K starter homes in Ocean View, ZIPs 23503 and 23518. There are $400K-$600K Craftsman bungalows in Ghent and West Ghent, ZIP 23517. There are executive homes near Old Dominion University in 23508. And there are luxury riverfront homes in Larchmont and Algonquin Park. Norfolk's biggest employer is Naval Station Norfolk. It is the largest naval base in the world. The city also holds Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Eastern Virginia Medical School. Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University are here too. Together they keep demand steady all year. Public schools include Maury High School in Ghent and Granby High School in Ocean View. The Governor's School for the Arts has long had strong specialty programs. ZIP 23510 is downtown. ZIP 23508 is West Ghent and the ODU corridor. Those two have the best mix of walkable streets and historic buildings. ZIPs 23503 and 23518 in Ocean View offer the lowest-priced waterfront entry points in Hampton Roads. The Norfolk MLS listings below update every 2 minutes from the REIN feed.

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Schools serving Norfolk

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