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Berkeley County property data
Where Berkeley County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Charleston.
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Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Berkeley County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Berkeley County Register of Deeds. Deeds, plats, mortgages and liens are free to search and view at search.berkeleydeeds.com, with indexes and images from July 1983 on, deed images back to 1974 and plat images back to 1884; certified copies cost $10.
Owners and values
Berkeley County Real Property Services. The county's Real Property Search gives owner and assessment information for about 130,000 properties, updated as of the previous county workday.
Tax sales
Berkeley County Delinquent Tax Office. The yearly sale list is posted on the county website and in the Charleston Post and Courier in early October, and the sale offers online bidding as well as in person.
Foreclosure sales
Berkeley County Master in Equity. Foreclosure sale lists are free on the Master in Equity court roster at publicindex.sccourts.org/berkeley/courtrosters/.
Parcel maps
Berkeley County GIS Mapping. Real Property Services links a free GIS mapping site at gis.berkeleycountysc.gov.
How property is sold here
Berkeley County follows South Carolina's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the South Carolina guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
South Carolina sells the property itself at the tax sale, not a lien, and the owner then has a 12 month redemption period before a tax deed is issued. Berkeley County holds one sale a year in late October; the 2025 sale was October 27 at the Lowcountry Conference Center in Nexton, with in-person and online bidding, registration closing about ten days before. The property list runs in the Post and Courier and on the county website in early October.
Foreclosure sales
Berkeley County foreclosures are sold by the Master in Equity, generally on the first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom B of the county courthouse in Moncks Corner. Winning bidders pay a 5% deposit in certified funds that day, and sale lists are on the Master in Equity court roster.
Assessed values
Berkeley County reappraises all property every five years under state law; the 2024 reassessment is in place and the next is set for 2029.
Transfer tax
South Carolina charges a deed recording fee on the sale price, made up of a state fee and a county fee, paid when the deed is recorded with the Register of Deeds; there is no separate city transfer tax.
Worth knowing
Parts of the City of Charleston, including Daniel Island and Cainhoy, are in Berkeley County, so their deeds and taxes are handled in Moncks Corner, not by Charleston County.
Worth knowing
Deed images are free online back to 1974, which makes Berkeley one of the easier counties for remote title research.
Worth knowing
Delinquent taxes must be paid by the business day before the tax sale; no payments are taken on sale day.
Every town in Berkeley County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Bonneau town
- Charleston city
- Goose Creek city
- Hanahan city
- Jamestown town
- Moncks Corner town
- St. Stephen town
- Summerville town
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Berkeley County?
Deeds are recorded by the Berkeley County Register of Deeds at 1003 Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. Records are free to search online at search.berkeleydeeds.com.
When is the Berkeley County tax sale?
Once a year in late October. The 2025 sale was October 27 at the Lowcountry Conference Center in Nexton, with online bidding available. Registration opens in early October.
How do I find who owns a property in Berkeley County?
Use the free Real Property Search from Berkeley County Real Property Services, or the county GIS map, and check the deed on the Register of Deeds site.
Are Berkeley County property records online?
Yes. Deeds, plats and mortgages are free online, and assessments, maps and Master in Equity sale lists are also online at no cost.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- berkeleycountysc.gov/dept/rod
- berkeleycountysc.gov/dept/realprop/page/4/
- berkeleycountysc.gov/dept/realprop/property-search/
- berkeleycountysc.gov/berkeley-county-to-hold-2025-delinquent-tax-sale-october-27/
- berkeleycountysc.gov/tag/delinquent/
- berkeleycountysc.gov/dept/mie/sale/
- searchsystems.net/us/sc/county/berkeley
Every parcel in Berkeley County, on one map
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