Willoughby Homes for Sale in Norfolk, VA

Living in Willoughby

Life in Willoughby runs along the water. The bay beach is a short walk from most homes. The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel begins at the spit's western tip, so the Peninsula is a direct drive. Interstate 64 is reached at Fourth View Street. Naval Station Norfolk is a few miles to the south. A marina, boat slips, and a fishing pier serve the area. Kayak launches on Willoughby Bay are close by. Shops and restaurants line West Ocean View Avenue. The Navy's Chambers Field sits across Willoughby Bay. Some homes fall inside its noise contours. Norfolk Public Schools generally zones the area to Ocean View Elementary or Willoughby Elementary. Northside Middle and Granby High follow.

Willoughby homes for sale span cottages, duplexes, condos, townhomes, and bayfront custom homes. Typical sizes run about 1,000 to 2,000 square feet. Two-bedroom plans are the most common, a reflection of the cottage and condo stock. The era spans the 1920s to the 2000s. Most homes date from the 1950s and 1960s. Lots are small, about an eighth of an acre. Condos and townhomes carry an association fee. Many homes are on the water, on the Chesapeake Bay or Willoughby Bay. Several have bulkheads, docks, or deep-water access. Much of the spit sits in a high-risk FEMA flood zone. Some addresses also fall inside the Navy's AICUZ noise contours for Chambers Field. Each listing page shows the flood zone, evacuation zone, and any noise zone for its address.

What Willoughby 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 Willoughby 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 Willoughby are like

Age, size, lot and price band of the 61 Willoughby homes that closed since Oct 16, 2025, as recorded in the REIN MLS.

Source: REIN MLS closed sales since Oct 16, 2025, computed by VaHome. Any figure with fewer than 5 recorded homes is left out.

Recently sold in Willoughby

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

1. 9335 1st View ST, NORFOLK VA 23503

   3 bd · 1.1 ba · 1,125 sqft

   $245,000

   Sold Oct 2026

2. 

   9238 Rippard AVE, NORFOLK VA 23503

   4 bd · 1 ba · 1,238 sqft

   $165,000

   Sold Oct 2026

3. 

   728 W Ocean View AVE, NORFOLK VA 23503

   4 bd · 3.1 ba · 2,711 sqft

   $648,000

   Sold Oct 2026

4. 

   802 W Ocean View AVE, NORFOLK VA 23503

   4 bd · 1.1 ba · 1,648 sqft

   $590,000

   Sold Oct 2026

5. 

   262 Portview AVE #A3, NORFOLK VA 23503

   2 bd · 2 ba · 1,047 sqft

   $211,000

   Sold Sep 2026

6. 

   1326 W Ocean View AVE #A, NORFOLK VA 23503

   2 bd · 1 ba · 959 sqft

   $215,000

   Sold Sep 2026

7. 

   861 Little Bay AVE, NORFOLK VA 23503

   6 bd · 3.1 ba · 3,060 sqft

   $775,000

   Sold Sep 2026

8. 9284 1st View ST, NORFOLK VA 23503

   2 bd · 1 ba · 822 sqft

   $80,000

   Sold Sep 2026

9. 

   9408 Atwood AVE, NORFOLK VA 23503

   2 bd · 1 ba · 965 sqft

   $206,110

   Sold Sep 2026

10. 1531 Modoc AVE, NORFOLK VA 23503

    4 bd · 2.1 ba · 1,962 sqft

    $430,000

    Sold Sep 2026

What buyers should know

Neutral counts from the 313 Willoughby 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 Willoughby area

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

Bases & commutes

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

Willoughby real estate FAQ

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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