1200 block of Wellington St

How the block compares

The typical home here is $279K — about 1.2× the citywide median home, and below the ZIP 19111 median of $293K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19111 and across Philadelphia.

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 19 reported crimes (about 2 a month, 26% of them violent) and 75 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

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.

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

• $279K typical home, up +94% since 2016
• Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,596 to $3,152 a year through 2027, +6%/yr
• 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $123,126/yr from taxable assessments, or $3,240 per home — not live account balances

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

• 1210 Wellington Stlower taxable assessment0.82%$1,961/yr on $240K
• 1239 Wellington Stlower taxable assessment0.83%$2,063/yr on $247K
• 1241 Wellington Stlower taxable assessment0.83%$2,063/yr on $247K
• 1200 Wellington Stlower taxable assessment0.87%$2,322/yr on $266K
• 1203 Wellington Stlower taxable assessment0.87%$2,322/yr on $266K
• …and 19 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $194 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

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 60 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 4 have not changed hands at all.

Who owns it

The block's largest owner, Scioto Properties Sp 16 LLC, carries 1 open violation across 4 properties it owns around the city.

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

House by house

All 38 homes on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

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

Worth a look

Improved

1229 Wellington St

$377K · Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017.

Improved

1213 Wellington St

$328K · Bought for $170K in 2017. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023.

Improved

1228 Wellington St

$312K · Bought for $170K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012.

Improved

1206 Wellington St

$279K · Bought for $89K in 2012. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2026.

Improved

1214 Wellington St

$279K · Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2009.

Improved

1220 Wellington St

$279K · Bought for $117K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021.

Neighborhood