Berkeley County, South Carolina Property Records

Berkeley County, South Carolina, consists of eight municipalities. In Berkeley County, SC, property records include legal documents detailing ownership, boundaries, liens, rights-of-way, and sales for real estate parcels. Reliable records protect rights, facilitate real estate deals, support tax assessments, and guide land use and development decisions.

In Berkeley County, SC, the median home rental price is $938, the average home value is $213,830, and the median property tax rate is 0.53% of a property's assessed fair market value. The median household income is $55,995.

Property records in Berkeley County, SC, are maintained by the Register of Deeds. The office is dedicated to recording, preserving, and ensuring access to county records related to real and personal property. These records include deeds, plats, mortgages, state and federal tax liens, and various documents essential for real estate transactions in Berkeley County.

For added convenience, they provide an online platform, the Berkeley Real Estate Look Up tool, which offers indexing information and document images covering records from July 1, 1983. Aside from the grantor/grantee names, deed images from January 1974 can be accessed in this online database by searching with the proper book and page numbers.

Copies of recorded documents from the Berkeley County Register of Deeds can be obtained at no cost through the online system. A nominal fee is charged for in-office copies. For certified true copies of recorded documents, the office charges a fee of $10 per document.

To verify zoning information for Berkeley County, SC properties, contact the Planning and Zoning Department directly or submit an online zoning verification letter request form. The department helps citizens understand applicable zoning ordinances in the county.