821 Saint Anne Shrine Road

Listing Description

               🏡 821 St Anne Shrine Rd, Lake Wales, FL 33898 Draft Property Overview
✔ Approximately 10.09 Acres • 439,472 sq ft of Land
✔ Rural / Acreage Property
✔ Currently off market / not listed for sale.
✔ Available property records do not identify a conventional residence, bedroom count, bathroom count, or finished living area, so the property should currently be treated as an acreage/land parcel rather than marketed as a single-family home.
✔ Unusually large Central Florida property offering privacy, open space, and potential flexibility for agricultural, recreational, or future residential use subject to zoning, wetlands, access, and permitting.
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🌳 Property & Acreage Highlights
✔ Approximately 10.09 acres of land.
✔ Approximately 439,472 sq ft of total property area.
✔ Significantly larger than conventional residential homesites in the Lake Wales market.
✔ Acreage provides potential space for a residence, barns, workshops, gardens, recreational areas, animals, equipment storage, or other rural uses subject to applicable regulations.
✔ Potential for substantial privacy and separation from neighboring properties.
✔ Buyers should verify the amount of usable upland, wetlands, drainage areas, and any environmental restrictions before planning improvements.
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🏡 Residential / Improvement Status
✔ Current public-facing property records do not report a conventional house on the parcel.
✔ No verified bedroom or bathroom count is currently associated with the property.
✔ No verified residential square footage is currently reported.
✔ Permit history indicates electrical work in 2004 and 2005, but those permits alone do not establish the presence or current condition of a residence.
✔ Existing structures, wells, septic systems, power service, fencing, barns, sheds, or other improvements should be physically and independently verified.
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🌿 Rural & Outdoor Living Potential
✔ More than 10 acres provides considerable flexibility for buyers seeking a rural Central Florida lifestyle.
✔ Potential uses may include gardening, hobby farming, equestrian activities, livestock, recreational vehicles, workshops, or extensive outdoor recreation, subject to zoning and permitting.
✔ Ample space for trails, outdoor entertaining, fire pits, gardens, orchards, or other recreational uses.
✔ Larger acreage can provide considerably more privacy than conventional Lake Wales subdivisions.
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🌊 Lakes, Nature & Recreation
✔ Lake Wales is surrounded by lakes, conservation lands, forests, and extensive outdoor recreation.
✔ Excellent regional opportunities for fishing, boating, hiking, cycling, wildlife viewing, and nature activities.
✔ Convenient access to the Lake Wales Ridge, one of Florida's most distinctive natural landscapes.
✔ Numerous lakes, parks, preserves, and recreational destinations are within driving distance.
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📍 Location & Surroundings
✔ Rural Lake Wales location in eastern Polk County.
✔ Convenient access to Lake Wales for shopping, restaurants, healthcare, schools, and everyday services.
✔ Easy regional access toward Winter Haven, Bartow, Frostproof, and the broader Polk County area.
✔ Central Florida location provides access toward both the Tampa and Orlando metropolitan regions.
✔ Surrounding St Anne Shrine Road properties include a mixture of conventional residences and substantial acreage parcels, including properties of roughly 5–20 acres.
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⚡ Zoning & Utilities
✔ Current consumer property records do not provide a sufficiently specific zoning classification to confidently describe permitted uses.
✔ Polk County zoning should be verified before assuming residential, agricultural, equestrian, subdivision, or commercial development rights.
✔ Well and septic availability should be verified.
✔ Electrical service and existing utility infrastructure should be independently confirmed.
✔ Buyers should investigate wetlands, floodplain, access, easements, setbacks, and environmental restrictions before development.
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🎓 Schools
✔ Served by the greater Lake Wales / Polk County education system.
✔ Nearby public-school options include elementary, middle, and high schools serving the Lake Wales area.
✔ Current attendance boundaries should be verified directly before marketing the property for a family residence.
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💰 Market & Taxes
✔ Currently off market / not listed for sale.
✔ 2025 property taxes were approximately $240, based on an assessment of approximately $18,582.
✔ The unusually low assessed value relative to the acreage makes it particularly important to understand the property's land classification, exemptions, environmental characteristics, and development limitations before relying on conventional acreage comparisons.
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📊 Area Acreage Comparison
✔ St Anne Shrine Road contains several unusually large parcels, making acreage comparisons more relevant than conventional neighborhood home comparisons.
✔ Nearby properties include parcels of approximately 10–20 acres, some improved with substantial single-family residences.
✔ The surrounding area therefore supports a mixture of rural land, acreage homesites, and improved residential estates.
✔ Because 821 St Anne Shrine Rd currently lacks a verified residence in the available records, improved acreage properties should not be treated as direct value comparables without adjusting for their homes, outbuildings, utilities, and other improvements.
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✨ Summary
821 St Anne Shrine Rd is an unusually large approximately 10.09-acre property containing roughly 439,472 square feet of land in the Lake Wales area. Current records do not identify a conventional residence or provide verified bedroom, bathroom, or living-area information, so the property is best characterized as an acreage/land parcel unless additional property information confirms otherwise. The property's principal appeal is its size, privacy, and potential flexibility. More than 10 acres could potentially accommodate a variety of rural residential, agricultural, equestrian, recreational, or accessory uses if permitted. Before marketing it for any specific use, the critical next steps would be verifying zoning, usable uplands, wetlands, road access, utilities, well/septic capability, existing structures, and development rights.
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🏡 Lake Wales Community Overview
Lake Wales is an established Central Florida community in eastern Polk County known for its rolling terrain, lakes, citrus heritage, historic downtown, and proximity to extensive natural and recreational areas. The surrounding countryside includes everything from traditional neighborhoods to farms, groves, ranches, and substantial acreage estates.
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🏡 Real Estate & Housing
🏠 Traditional single-family homes, lakefront residences, acreage estates, farms, manufactured homes, and rural properties.
🌳 Larger parcels remain more readily available than in many Tampa and Orlando suburban markets.
🌴 Rural areas provide opportunities for buyers seeking privacy, animals, workshops, gardening, or recreational space.
💰 Acreage values can vary dramatically depending on zoning, improvements, road frontage, utilities, wetlands, and development potential.
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✅ Why People Love the Area
✔ Larger properties and lower-density living.
✔ Attractive Central Florida countryside.
✔ Extensive lakes and outdoor recreation.
✔ Historic small-city atmosphere.
✔ More affordable land than many closer-in Tampa and Orlando markets.
✔ Central location within Polk County.
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🏖️ Lifestyle & Attractions
✔ Bok Tower Gardens.
✔ Historic Downtown Lake Wales.
✔ Lake Wales Ridge natural areas.
✔ Numerous fishing and recreational lakes.
✔ Nearby state forests, wildlife areas, trails, and preserves.
✔ Easy access to Winter Haven and broader Polk County recreation.
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🚗 Transportation & Accessibility
✔ Convenient regional access via US-27 and SR-60.
✔ Easy access to Winter Haven, Bartow, Frostproof, and surrounding Polk County communities.
✔ Tampa and Orlando metropolitan destinations are accessible for airports, employment, entertainment, and major services.
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☀️ Climate & Outdoor Living
✔ Warm Central Florida climate supporting year-round outdoor activities.
✔ Excellent opportunities for gardening, fishing, boating, hiking, cycling, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing.
✔ Large rural properties provide considerably greater flexibility for outdoor living than conventional suburban homesites.
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Lake Wales offers an appealing combination of acreage, natural surroundings, outdoor recreation, relative affordability, and Central Florida accessibility, while 821 St Anne Shrine Rd stands out primarily for its substantial 10.09-acre size and potential rural-property flexibility.