Yorkshire Estates offers a well defined residential 66 acre enclave.  It is not just a collection of homes but a “total environment” one designed to fulfill its residents’ every day needs of work and leisure.  Yorkshire Estates has home designs for all buyers – the first time buyer, the move-up experienced buyer and the retiree.  Without question, Yorkshire Estates promises to become the finest suburban community in the South West area of  Sussex County, Delaware.

 

Built on Tradition …..Built to Last

Yorkshire Estates Homes are built to accurately reflect their setting – one rich in the American tradition.  Designs are colonial, with all the grace and charm that term and perception implies.  Authentic touches are everywhere.  Above all, these homes are very livable, designed on the basis of extensive research studies completed by the Builder. The builder's goal was to determine which features and benefits Delaware buyers require and desire in their home.  Construction is solid through and through …..distinguished by excellent workmanship and materials, and based upon the latest and most up to date building standards and codes.  An extensive investment in home architecture, site planning and engineering was carefully crafted many months before construction began.  As a result Yorkshire Estate homes are built for beauty, comfort, functionality and most importantly – posterity.

Low Tax Base  
Real property taxes are bases upon 1989 property value assessments; no
state sales taxes; a 2% senior citizen discount on current real property taxes. 
 

 

Small – Town, City and Farm Country at Your Doorstep

Yorkshire Estates offers the best in transportation convenience and urbane amenities.  You’ll be  just across the road from the quaint town of Delmar (population 3,266) and minutes from the city of Salisbury, MD.  Hospitals, educational centers, malls, shopping centers, boutique stores, movie theaters and restaurants are a short driving distance from your home. Hotels and conference centers are also conveniently located nearby.  The town of Delmar offers parks and recreation, a library, local elementary and secondary schools, houses of worship, administration and police services, trash collection and public water and sewer treatment.  A community information guide is available for a complete listing and detailed description of the town’s services and amenities.  A drive through the countryside provides a scenic tour of small farms, horse paddocks, country stores and historic sites. 

Beaches
The famous and popular Delmarva Peninsula beaches – Lewes Beach, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island and Ocean City are easily accessible by automobile.

 

Its Recently Constructed Modern Shopping Center
From Salisbury, MD, going north on US Route 13, thru Delmar, Laurel and Seaford DE, commercial and retail development is continuing at a rapid pace. The same comment applies to US Route 1 from Ocean City, MD – north thru Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach, Dewey Beach, Rehoboth Beach and Lewes Delaware.  The rate of commercial development in the center of Sussex County along US Route 113 from Selbyville, DE, north thru Georgetown and Milford, DE appears to be less intense, although the areas around Georgetown and Milford are comparative.  All of these towns and neighborhoods are easily accessible from the town of Delmar.  There are numerous discount outlets, including the famous “Rehoboth Discount Outlet,"  retail strip centers, stores, boutique shops, gas stations, fast food chains, auto dealers, restaurants, shopping malls, private businesses and services in these urban highway corridors.

In particular, “The Center of Salisbury” a large mall just south of Delmar, on US 13, is a matter of driving minutes away.  It is composed of 4 popular large anchor stores (Hecht’s, Sears, J.C. Penny and Boscov’s), 16 cinemas and numerous specialty stores.  On both sides of US 13, a multi-lane highway, going north to Delmar, from Salisbury, are many large strip centers and retail centers.  Wal-Mart, Sams, Lowes, Target, Petsmart, Home Depot, Michaels, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Ross, Circuit City, Barnes and Nobles, Giant Foods and others, as well as, restaurants, fast food, specialty stores, jewelry, health and beauty, home furnishings, electronics, books, toys, apparel, music and entertainment, shoes and many banks, businesses and services are some examples and are all easily accessible. The whole area is a vibrant, growing center of shopping and business activity. Yorkshire Estates is a matter of driving minutes away from these enterprises.
 

Airport Access
The airport facilities are: the Sussex County Airport, in Georgetown, within a 30 minute drive of Delmar; and Salisbury Airport, which is much closer in distance, and serves as a hub for US Airlines.

Location of Choice - Close to Washington, DC; Baltimore,
MD; New York City, NY; & Beaches
Close proximity to Salisbury, MD; 

    Strategically, there are few better locations and neighborhoods than Yorkshire Estates.

    Access and convenience:  US Routes 1, 13 and 113 are important north-south highways, linking the entire Delmarva Peninsula.  US Route 13 continues north to Dover and Wilmington, DE, and south through the town of Delmar, the city of Salisbury, MD, and to the Chesapeake Bridge Tunnel south to Virginia Beach, at the mouth of the bay.

    State Route 54 runs east to west and divides the town of Delmar, between DE and MD.

    Yorkshire Estates is within a short walking distance and just east of US 13 and north of S.R. 54, along and on the west side of Old Stage Road 68.

    Approximately 83 miles from Wilmington, DE; 107 miles from Baltimore, MD; 121 miles from Washington, D.C.; and 169 miles from New York City.

Ferry Access

Cape May-Lewes Ferry:  Delmar, DE is about 40 miles to Lewes, DE, along US Route 113 and US 9, going north  and east, where the Cape May – Lewes Ferry connects Delaware to New Jersey.  The ferry trip takes 70 minutes
across the Delaware Bay and provides a delightful view of two lighthouses at the Lewes, DE end and one lighthouse at the Cape May, N.J. end.  It has a capacity of 100 cars and also carries foot passengers, occasional R.V.’s and tractor trailers.  It is a more direct and convenient way from the Delmarva Peninsula, along the Atlantic seaboard, to highways connecting Atlantic City, Philadelphia, northeast New Jersey and New York City.

 
Noteworthy School System
70 – 75% of the students graduating from Delmarva High School go on to higher education.  The following brief profile and statistics, in detail, are all available on the Delmarva Senior High School website. For the profile year 2005, the fall school enrollment was 538 students, 37 teachers and a 14.5 students per teacher ratio.  Delaware’s Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Accountability system and Delaware’s
Student Testing Program (DSTP) are rating systems that produce annual
measurable target percentages for student achievement in science, mathematics,
reading and writing.

Delaware Student Testing Program Success!
1)    For Spring 2004 DSTP Results for Science – Grade 11 – 67%  of assessed

students met or exceeded standards.

2)   For the Spring DSTP DSTP Results for Mathematics – Grade 10 – 64% of

assessed students met or exceeded standards.

3)    For the Spring DSTP DSTP Results for Reading – Grade 10 – 73% of

assessed students met or exceeded standards.

4)   For the Spring  DSTP Results for Writing – Grade 10 – 79% of assessed

students met or exceeded standards.

 

The Delmar Senior High School educational programs and extracurricular activities are outstanding. Obviously, they are a source of great community pride and attention.

 

General Information - History

*Delmar is two incorporated towns:  Delmar, Delaware, governed by a mayor and four council  members, is located in Sussex County and Delmar, Maryland, governed by a mayor and four commissioners, is located in Wicomico County. The towns share a central administration, police department, public works department and sewer/water facilities which are jointly owned and operated. Straddling the Mason-Dixon Line, the town was founded in 1859 soon after the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway reached the area and incorporated in 1899.  Fires devastated the town in 1892 and 1901, but residents rebuilt and the town continued to grow.  The town became known as the “Strawberry Capital of the Nation” in the early 1900s due to the volume of strawberries grown and shipped by local farmers. Today, Delmar offers six public parks, a public library, daycare centers, convenient shopping on US 13, local sports and recreation programs, houses of worship, and numerous civic organizations.  The Delmarva Convention Center on US 13 hosts concerts, antiques and craft shows, and many other events including entertainment.  Delmar is also home to the US 13 International Speedway, a drag and stock car racing track. *Source: Town of Delmar Information.