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Area Guide

Deep Creek South Chesapeake, VA

Nestled between the tranquil Elizabeth River and the Great Dismal Swamp wildlife refuge, Deep Creek South is a residential sanctuary about 13 miles southwest of downtown Norfolk. The community affords an easy eight-mile commute to the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, and the Chesapeake Municipal Center sits fewer than six miles away. Deep Creek South presents a variety of housing options, including luxury apartments and spacious homes for rent. The Deep Creek South shopping center serves as a convenient destination for groceries, hardware, and household essentials. Deep Creek South residents trust family-owned Johnson Hardware for hardware supplies and like to pick up dinner from Tenko Japan at the end of a workday.

Getting Around

Somewhat Walkable

Walkability

20 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

No Supermarkets Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

10 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Few to No Café Options Nearby

Cafes

10 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

20 / 100

Recreation

Limited Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

30 / 100

Few to No Wellness Amenity Options Nearby

Wellness

10 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Chesapeake Planetarium
  • Chesapeake Arboretum
  • Children's Museum of Virginia
  • Nauticus
  • Fred Heutte Center

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Norfolk International
  • Newport News/Williamsburg International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.