5 Water St Rear Unit E, Newburyport — property record card

CONDO MDL-05 built in 1800 in Newburyport, assessed at $4,628,500 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $497,000 on April 15, 2025.

Rebuilt from the Newburyport assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Newburyport assessor’s office.

Parcel

Location	5 Water St Rear Unit E, Newburyport MA 01950
Map and parcel ID	11-26-A/J 11-26-E
Use	CONDO MDL-05 (use code 1021)
Zoning	WMU
County	Essex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$4,628,500
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,628,500

Building

Year built	1800
Style	Condominium
Living area	1,139 ft²
Rooms	6
Stories	2
Units	11

Last recorded sale

Price	$497,000
Date	April 15, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 42664, page 0047

11 assessor accounts on this parcel

Condominium units or several buildings share one parcel; each has its own assessment.

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
1 Water St	11-26-I	RTL CONDO MDL-06	$304,000	$497,000 April 15, 2025
1 Water St Rear	11-26-A	RTL CONDO MDL-06	$421,800	$410,000 May 3, 2022
1-5 Water St	11-26-250	Other, Open Space	$0
3 Water St	11-26-J	RTL CONDO MDL-06	$325,700	$300,000 May 31, 2019
5 Water St	11-26-F	RTL CONDO MDL-06	$353,600	June 3, 2021
5 Water St Rear Unit A	11-26-G	OFF CONDO MDL-06	$252,300	$239,900 May 20, 2022
5 Water St Rear Unit B	11-26-D	OFF CONDO MDL-06	$399,000	$320,000 June 19, 2009
5 Water St Rear Unit C	11-26-B	OFF CONDO MDL-06	$307,300	$150,000 April 12, 2012
5 Water St Rear Unit D	11-26-H	CONDO MDL-05	$740,000	$850,000 January 10, 2025
5 Water St Rear Unit E	11-26-E	CONDO MDL-05	$818,800	$540,000 October 21, 2020
5 Water St Rear Unit F	11-26-C	CONDO MDL-05	$706,000	$480,000 October 16, 2019

What MassDEP has recorded

No tier-classified 21E site and no Activity and Use Limitation is mapped on this parcel.

Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 1 active tier-classified 21E site and 10 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Newburyport.

What this means

Assessed 159% above the median condo mdl-05 in Newburyport ($1,788,200, 607 parcels).
The last sale price is 89% below the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
Built before 1978: the Massachusetts Lead Law applies when a child under six lives there; ask for any lead inspection or letter of compliance.

Point at the centre of the assessor parcel — not a survey.

Data: Newburyport assessor file for fiscal year 2026, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.

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The report for 5 Water St Rear Unit E

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