Most people searching for homes for sale in Amesbury, MA are looking for two things at once: a house that's actually finished, and a piece of land they'll use. Those usually come separately.
145 Kimball Road is the rare listing where they don't.
The pond is the headline.
There's a pond at the back of the property. In winter it's ice skating. The rest of the year it's fishing, kayaking and canoeing, off your own back trail, without loading a boat onto a car.
That alone puts this house in a category of one for most buyers touring Amesbury right now. Waterfront-adjacent property in this town is limited, and when it comes up it's usually attached to a house that needs work.
This one doesn't.
The kitchen everyone ends up in.
Quartz counters, a farmhouse apron sink, a Viking range under a stainless hood, double wall ovens and an oversized island with seating.
It opens into a vaulted family room with a center beam, twin skylights and sliders to the yard. The scale works both directions, big enough for a whole team eating pizza around that island, quiet enough for one person, a book and a cup of tea.
Room to room.
A proper foyer with hardwood and a staircase turning to an open landing sets the tone. From there:
- Great room with soaring ceilings that fills with sunlight
- Living room with a fireplace
- Formal dining room with chandelier and chair rail
- Three generously sized bedrooms upstairs, one beneath a vaulted ceiling with a Gothic arched window that gives the front of the house a face you remember
- Primary suite with fitted double closets and a private bath with double vanity and soaking tub
- Lower level opening through French doors to the yard
- Two-car garage tucked underneath
The land.
An elevated deck runs the full width of the house. Below it, .41 landscaped acres with mature trees and hydrangeas across the front, running back to the pond.
Why the location matters more here than most.
The Amesbury Town Forest sits right on Kimball Road, 80 acres of marked trails that run toward Woodsom Farm and its 350 acres of meadow and river trail. You can walk out the back of this property and be in it.
For a buyer who hikes, runs, walks a dog, or just wants the option, that's not a nearby amenity. It's the end of the street.
Everything else is close too:
| Destination | Distance |
|---|---|
| Downtown Amesbury | About 3 miles |
| Market Square Bakehouse | Seven minutes from the driveway |
| Newburyport | Roughly 7 miles |
| Newburyport Station (commuter rail) | About 8 miles |
| North Station, Boston | About 60 minutes by rail |
| Boston | 40 miles south |
| Portsmouth, NH | 20 miles north |
| Salisbury, Hampton, Plum Island beaches | Short drive |
Who this house is for.
If you're comparing Amesbury homes for sale against Newburyport and West Newbury, the math on this one is worth running. You're getting Colonial square footage, a finished condition that doesn't ask for a renovation budget, trail access at the property line, and water you can actually use, in a town with a shorter commuter rail run than most of what's north of it.
