West Ashley SC Real Estate for Sale

Homes for Sale in West Ashley

Homes for Sale in West Ashley are located, just like the name says, "West of the Ashley River." (View Homes for Sale in West Ashley) Literally across the river from the Charleston Peninsula, West Ashley refers to the area bordered by the Ashley River and Intracoastal Waterway. West Ashley is a great option for those desiring to live near downtown Charleston, but not on the peninsula.

West Ashley real estate offers a large selection of affordable housing and family neighborhoods as well as high end homes and lots with river frontage-be it the Ashley river, tidal marshes or creeks. New Construction in West Ashley continues as marsh homes continue to be in demand from those desiring to live on the water. Some of the attractions West Ashley offers to its residents include the famous Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site. Location where the English colonists in 1670 established the first permanent European settlement in the Carolinas. Now an 80-acre state park with an Animal Forest, and zoo that homes species the original settlers would have encountered. Three plantations Drayton Hall, Magnolia Plantation and Middleton Place are located right off of Ashley Road.