Waterfront Real Estate in Sherrills Ford
Sherrills Ford is the far side of Lake Norman, an unincorporated Catawba County community along NC 150 on the lake's northwestern shore, named for the ford where the first European settlers crossed the Catawba River in 1747, a crossing that now lies under the lake. It is the quietest chapter of the region's waterfront story: large wooded lots, deep coves and a pace that has nothing to do with the south-end scene.
Because the shoreline here turns over slowly and development came later, the inventory is a mix of long-held family lake homes and newer custom waterfront builds on bigger parcels.
What Sherrills Ford is known for
The character that shapes the town on the ground, and the reason a buyer falls for it before they ever reach the dock.
Meet your Sherrills Ford guides-
The far shore: Sherrills Ford's Catawba County shoreline along NC 150 is the quietest stretch of the lake's eight-town service area.
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Large wooded lots: the northwestern shore holds some of the biggest waterfront parcels on Lake Norman, most of them tree-lined and private.
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Deep history: the community takes its name from the Catawba ford where pioneer families crossed in 1747, the first documented European settlement west of the river.
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A slower pace: with no marina-town center of its own, Sherrills Ford leans on the lake itself for its character.
Waterfront character on Lake Norman
With no marina-town center of its own, Sherrills Ford leans on the lake itself: miles of tree-lined shoreline, private docks on calm coves, and some of the largest waterfront lots to be found anywhere on Lake Norman. Its buyers are typically looking for space, privacy and water that stays quiet.
The community sits across the lake from Mooresville, which makes it the answer for buyers who want the same lake at a more relaxed pace. A short boat ride crosses the water to the marinas and restaurant docks of the southern shore, while the home base stays green and still.
Lake Norman in depth: docks, shoreline and due diligence
Nearby communities and neighborhoods
Sherrills Ford's inventory rides the shoreline itself: the corridor, the coves and the cross-lake reach.
The full Lake Norman neighborhoods guideThe NC 150 corridor
The Catawba County lakeside route where most Sherrills Ford waterfront homes sit
The deep northern coves
Large wooded lots and quiet water at the lake's far end
Established lakeside homes
Long-held family lake houses and newer custom waterfront builds on bigger parcels
Across the water to Mooresville
The southern shore's marina and club culture sits roughly across the lake, reachable by boat or by road
Commute and daily life
How Sherrills Ford actually works day to day: the drive, the recreation and the pace, straight from the advisors who live this market.
The farthest drive, the quietest shore
Sherrills Ford is the most remote of the eight service areas from Uptown; buyers here trade the commute for the lake's largest lots and slowest pace.
Large wooded waterfront lots
The northwestern shore holds some of the biggest lots on the lake, with deep coves and tree-lined banks.
Across the water from Mooresville
The Catawba County shore faces Mooresville across the lake, so the same water's club scene is a boat ride or a road trip away.
From the journal
Private consultation
Talk to us about Sherrills Ford waterfront
Tell us what you are looking for in Sherrills Ford: price range, boat and dock needs, timeline. A Petrenko Group advisor will come back with current listings, depth notes and a plan for the Lake Norman shoreline.
The Petrenko Group · Premier Sotheby's International Realty · 138 Village View Lane, Mooresville, NC 28117.