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Who owns your block

1200 block of Wakeling St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 100% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 home behind $85 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 67% since 2016, now about $290K. Property taxes are climbing about 2% a year and the increases are speeding up.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.

By the Numbers

Median value
$290K
$268K–$342K
ZIP median $170K
Price / sq ft
$158
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.3×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$256K
2 sold in 2yr
assessed $290K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1945
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
100%
31 of 31
city 41%
Rentals
0%
0 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$85
1 of 31 behind
▼ block 3% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$258
5 years
+58%
value · tax +$669
10 years
+67%
value · tax +$554

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

The makeup of the block

Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.

2027
  • Owner-occupied
  • Investor / LLC
  • Absentee
  • Vacant
  • Tax-abated
  • Bubble = lot size
  • → bigger interior  ·  ↑ higher value

Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.

How the block compares

The typical home here is $290K — about 1.3× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19124 median of $170K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19124 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19124Philadelphia
Median home value$290K$170K$223K
Owner-occupied90%40%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 82 reported crimes (28 violent) and 173 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
82
28 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
173
41 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults18
Thefts16
Theft from Vehicle13
Motor Vehicle Theft11
All Other Offenses4
Weapon Violations4

Top 311 complaints

Abandoned Vehicle35
Illegal Dumping18
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection18
Maintenance Complaint15
Salting13
Street Defect10

Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Elementary & Middle
Phila Charter For Arts At Hr Edmunds
High · 9-12
Frankford HS
5000 Oxford Ave · 908 students

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

What it's worth, and where taxes are going

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$290K2016: $174K2017: $174K2018: $174K2019: $176K2020: $183K2021: $183K2022: $183K2023: $240K2024: $240K2025: $268K2026: $268K2027: $290K2016202020232027

▲ +67% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,6892016: $2,1352017: $2,1352018: $2,1602019: $1,9822020: $2,0202021: $2,0052022: $2,0202023: $2,3172024: $2,3172025: $2,4312026: $2,4312027: $2,6892016202020232027

▲ +26% since 2016 · ~+2%/yr

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +4.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 167 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $167 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+4.8%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+67%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+4.8%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+1.8%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.7 pts
market 6.5%/yr

Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 33 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 12 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
33arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 31 parcels

Owner-occupied: 31 31parcels
  • Owner-occupied 31

Value distribution today

7 parcels6 parcels3 parcels5 parcels4 parcels3 parcels3 parcels
$268K$322K+

No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.

House by house

All 31 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).

Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

Frequently traded
1220 Wakeling St
$342K · Traded 3×: $140K in 2002 → $213K in 2017 (+52%).
Frequently traded
1228 Wakeling St
$279K · Traded 3×: $113K in 2001 → $220K in 2020 (+94%).
Frequently traded
1231 Wakeling St
$270K · Traded 4×: $130K in 2002 → $216K in 2008 (+66%).
Traded
1221 Wakeling St
$303K · Traded 2×: $117K in 2000 → $325K in 2025 (+179%).
Traded
1215 Wakeling St
$298K · Traded 2×: $81K in 2012 → $202K in 2016 (+151%).
Traded
1226 Wakeling St
$292K · Traded 2×: $95K in 1999 → $175K in 2013 (+85%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
1200 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $326K —/— 2,429 1945 1
1201 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $292K —/— 1,728 1945 0
1203 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2000 → $168K in 2017 (+88%). Owner-occupied $279K 4/1 1,728 1945 2
1204 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $304K —/— 2,429 1945 0
1205 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $276K —/— 1,728 1945 1 tax lien
1207 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $276K —/— 1,728 1945 0
1208 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $308K 4/1 2,205 1945 0
1209 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $160K in 2012 → $288K in 2023 (+80%). Owner-occupied $280K 3/2 1,728 1945 2
1210 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $279K 4/1 2,205 1945 0
1211 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $290K —/— 1,948 1945 1
1212 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $129K in 2003 → $171K in 2017 (+33%). Owner-occupied $268K 4/2 2,006 1945 2
1213 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $279K 4/1 1,728 1945 0
1214 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $271K 4/1 2,006 1945 1
1215 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $81K in 2012 → $202K in 2016 (+151%). Owner-occupied $298K 4/— 1,728 1945 2
1217 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $308K 4/1 2,080 1945 1
1219 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $303K —/— 2,080 1945 0
1220 WAKELING ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $140K in 2002 → $213K in 2017 (+52%). Owner-occupied $342K 5/2 2,100 1945 3
1221 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $117K in 2000 → $325K in 2025 (+179%). Owner-occupied $303K 4/1 2,080 1945 2
1222 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $271K —/— 1,556 1945 0
1223 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $292K —/— 2,080 1945 0
1224 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $284K 4/1 1,800 1945 1
1225 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $308K —/— 2,080 1945 0
1226 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $95K in 1999 → $175K in 2013 (+85%). Owner-occupied $292K —/— 1,964 1945 2
1227 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $296K —/— 2,080 1945 0
1228 WAKELING ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $113K in 2001 → $220K in 2020 (+94%). Owner-occupied $279K 4/2 1,682 1945 3
1229 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $276K —/— 1,523 1945 0 tax lien
1230 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $279K 4/1 1,682 1945 1
1231 WAKELING ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $130K in 2002 → $216K in 2008 (+66%). Owner-occupied $270K —/— 1,451 1945 4
1232 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $302K —/— 2,125 1945 1
1233 WAKELING ST Owner-occupied $322K —/— 1,980 1945 1
1234 WAKELING ST TradedTraded 2×: $200K in 2007 → $155K in 2010 (-22%). Owner-occupied $285K —/— 1,568 1945 2

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.