Waterfront homes for sale in Gloucester County

The homes below are every listing currently for sale whose description shows frontage on tidal water: a river, creek, bay, canal, marsh or navigable channel. Homes on ponds and lakes are left out, and so are homes that only have a water view. The list updates daily.

Gloucester County waterfront

Gloucester County sits across the York River from Yorktown, linked by the Coleman Bridge on U.S. 17. Its waterfront comes in two kinds. Along the York River, homes sit around Gloucester Point, Sarah Creek and the Perrin River; the Virginia Institute of Marine Science is headquartered at Gloucester Point. To the north and east, the Mobjack Bay rivers (the Severn, Ware, North and East rivers) wind through quieter, more rural shoreline.

Gloucester is a county rather than an independent city, and its mailing addresses include Gloucester, Gloucester Point and Hayes. The York River waterfront guide covers depths and permits on the York side.

What was on the market in November 2026

The list held about 27 homes at a median asking price near $500,000. About half were at the River Club at Twin Island in Hayes, most of them attached homes. Sixteen listings named the York River, and about 21 mentioned a dock, boat lift or slip.

What to check on any waterfront listing

• Depth at mean low water at the pier, not the depth of the nearest channel.
• The FEMA flood zone and an elevation certificate. Insurance cost follows the zone and the elevation, not the view.
• Shoreline condition and the Chesapeake Bay buffer. Bulkheads age, and the 100-foot Bay Act buffer limits what can be built near the water.
• Who issues permits. Piers, bulkheads and living shorelines go through the local wetlands board and the state and federal agencies.