Outside the village, on your own terms: ten acres and no HOA on Clover Hill Road
- Christy Hertel
- Jun 26
- 4 min read
Waterford, Virginia | Hunt Country Sotheby's International Realty
I have noticed something about buyers who fall for Waterford: a fair number of them fall, and then they read the fine print. The Village of Waterford is a National Historic Landmark District — beautifully preserved, and closely governed. The look that draws people here is a look a review process works hard to protect, and for the right owner it is worth every step. But not everyone wants to ask permission before they change a window.
15018 Clover Hill Road sits just outside that line, and that turns out to be the whole story.
The countryside is the same one that makes the village famous — working horse farms, mature hardwoods, the long sweep toward the Blue Ridge at sunset. The village itself is a short drive away, with Leesburg approx. ten minutes east and Dulles International approx. twenty-five minutes beyond. What changes at the property line is what comes with the deed: no homeowners association, no dues, and no architectural review board weighing in on the color of your front door. On approx. 10 acres of rolling pasture and woodland, the tree line sets the rules.
Ten acres, and the freedom to use them
Behind the house, the land opens to a fenced paddock and a run-in shed — the makings of a small equestrian property among the working horse farms that define this corner of the county. Keep a horse or three. Put in the garden you have been planning. Build the workshop you have been sketching for years. Within Loudoun's rural zoning, what happens next on these ten acres is yours to decide, with no committee to clear it through first.
It is a rare combination this close to the village: the setting people drive out to photograph, paired with the latitude to actually live the way they imagined when they fell for it.
A 2002 home that lives like new
For all that freedom to change things, very little here needs changing. The 2025 improvements read like a punch list someone else already finished: the resort-inspired pool refinished with a dark-bottom treatment, fresh paint throughout, all new windows, all new exterior doors, and new kitchen appliances. The result is a home that lives like new while keeping the architectural character of its original build — the look of the country without the maintenance ledger of a true period house.
Inside
Architecturally, the home reads as a refined colonial: clapboard siding, a steeply pitched roof, multiple dormers, stone accents at the entry, and a small cupola crowning the gable. A formal foyer opens to a staircase finished with custom millwork and turned balusters, lit by a tall arched window. American cherry floors run throughout the main level.
The family room, set slightly below the main hall, is anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace flanked by built-in shelving, with a wall of glass framing the pasture beyond. The sun-filled eat-in kitchen, appointed with new appliances in 2025, pairs granite counters with a generous cabinet program and opens to a breakfast area and out to the back deck — built, clearly, for the kind of indoor-outdoor entertaining the property invites.
Outdoor living
The refinished pool is set into the lawn, looking out toward the woodland edge. Two Trex decks extend the living space outward — one arranged for morning light off the pasture, the other for evening gatherings beneath the trees. With approx. 10 acres screening the view in every direction, the closest thing to a neighbor's opinion is birdsong.
Upstairs and the bonus level
The upper level offers three ensuite bedrooms, each with a walk-in closet. The primary bath is finished with a freestanding claw-foot tub set against a window overlooking the grounds. Above the main floor, an expansive bonus room with vaulted ceilings, skylights, and a triple window captures the western view — flexible space for a studio, a library, or a quiet place to watch the sun go down behind the Blue Ridge. A walk-out lower level with laundry and substantial storage opens directly to the pool and gardens.
Ten minutes to town, a world to yourself
That is the quiet luxury of this address. The acreage and the seclusion suggest somewhere remote, and then Leesburg turns up ten minutes east and Dulles twenty-five minutes beyond. You get the land, the quiet, and your own set of rules, without giving up the airport run or a Tuesday dinner in town.
The particulars
15018 Clover Hill Road | Waterford, Virginia 20197 Approx. 3,975 finished sq.ft. | 3 bd | 3.5 ba | approx. 10 acres Built 2002 | MLS VALO2121692 | Offered at $1,549,000
Listed by Christy Hertel | Hunt Country Sotheby's International Realty
To arrange a showing or request the full property package — including survey, recent improvements documentation, and complete photography — please reach out by phone at (703) 624-6283 or by email at christy.hertel@huntcountrysir.com.
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