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Who owns your block

12400 block of Sweet Briar Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 92% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 5 open code violations and 4 homes behind $51,758 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 81% since 2016, now about $327K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$327K
$321K–$383K
ZIP median $330K
Price / sq ft
$241
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.5×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$332K
4 sold in 2yr
assessed $327K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1965
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
92%
60 of 65
city 41%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
5
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$52K
4 of 65 behind
▼ block 6% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+8%
value · tax +$372
5 years
+62%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+81%
value · tax +$1K

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 $327K — about 1.5× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19154 median of $330K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19154 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19154Philadelphia
Median home value$327K$330K$223K
Owner-occupied79%73%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 18 reported crimes (6 violent) and 82 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
18
6 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
82
11 still open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults5
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Fraud2
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief2
All Other Offenses1
Burglary Residential1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection32
Abandoned Vehicle6
Maintenance Complaint6
Salting6
License Complaint5
Street Defect4

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 · K-8
Stephen Decatur
3500 Academy Rd · 1041 students
High · 9-12
George Washington
10175 Bustleton Ave · 1795 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$327K2016: $181K2017: $181K2018: $181K2019: $190K2020: $202K2021: $202K2022: $202K2023: $246K2024: $246K2025: $302K2026: $302K2027: $327K2016202020232027

▲ +81% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,2042016: $2,1142017: $2,1142018: $2,1142019: $2,1002020: $2,1952021: $2,1952022: $2,1952023: $2,3382024: $2,3382025: $2,8322026: $2,8322027: $3,2042016202020232027

▲ +52% since 2016 · ~+4%/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 +5.5% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 181 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $181 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.5%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+81%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.5%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.5%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1 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 77 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 20 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
77arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
20homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 65 parcels

Owner-occupied: 60Absentee individual: 5 65parcels
  • Owner-occupied 60
  • Absentee individual 5

Value distribution today

25 parcels18 parcels5 parcels6 parcels2 parcels3 parcels6 parcels
$321K$362K+

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

House by house

All 65 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
12431 Sweet Briar Rd
$362K · Traded 3×: $176K in 2004 → $263K in 2020 (+49%).
Frequently traded
12416 Sweet Briar Rd
$355K · Traded 3×: $200K in 2012 → $245K in 2019 (+23%).
Frequently traded
12494 Sweet Briar Rd
$335K · Traded 3×: $204K in 2005 → $285K in 2022 (+40%).
Frequently traded
12420 Sweet Briar Rd
$327K · Traded 3×: $88K in 2000 → $179K in 2004 (+103%).
Frequently traded
12486 Sweet Briar Rd
$326K · Traded 4×: $85K in 2000 → $215K in 2018 (+153%).
Frequently traded
12406 Sweet Briar Rd
$323K · Traded 3×: $110K in 2001 → $183K in 2012 (+66%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
12400 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $329K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12401 SWEET BRIAR RD Absentee individual $338K —/— 1,360 1965 0
12402 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $325K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12403 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2020 → $210K in 2020 (+147%). Owner-occupied $324K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12404 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $100K in 2014 → $210K in 2014 (+110%). Owner-occupied $325K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12405 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $174K in 2011 → $290K in 2025 (+67%). Owner-occupied $332K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12406 SWEET BRIAR RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $110K in 2001 → $183K in 2012 (+66%). Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 3
12407 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $325K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12408 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12409 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2011 → $220K in 2012 (+63%). Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12410 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $165K in 2008 → $144K in 2012 (-13%). Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12411 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12412 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12413 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $339K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12414 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $321K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12415 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $353K —/— 1,360 1965 1
12416 SWEET BRIAR RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $200K in 2012 → $245K in 2019 (+23%). Owner-occupied $355K 3/1 1,360 1965 3
12417 SWEET BRIAR RD Absentee individual $344K —/— 1,360 1965 1
12418 SWEET BRIAR RD Absentee individual $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12419 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $325K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12420 SWEET BRIAR RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $88K in 2000 → $179K in 2004 (+103%). Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 3
12421 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $329K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12422 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12423 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $330K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12424 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12425 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12426 SWEET BRIAR RD Absentee individual $335K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12427 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $345K 3/1 1,360 1965 0 tax lien
12428 SWEET BRIAR RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $165K in 2004 → $204K in 2016 (+24%). Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 3
12429 SWEET BRIAR RD Absentee individual $352K 3/2 1,360 1965 1 rented
12430 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12431 SWEET BRIAR RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $176K in 2004 → $263K in 2020 (+49%). Owner-occupied $362K 3/1 1,360 1965 3
12432 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $325K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12433 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $188K in 2015 → $322K in 2023 (+72%). Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12434 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $329K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12435 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $332K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12437 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $207K in 2011 → $315K in 2025 (+52%). Owner-occupied $372K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12439 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $350K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12441 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $336K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12443 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $215K in 2018 → $335K in 2024 (+56%). Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,660 1965 2
12445 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $365K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12447 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $321K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12449 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $265K in 2019 → $368K in 2026 (+39%). Owner-occupied $325K 3/2 1,360 1965 2
12451 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $335K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12453 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $339K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12455 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $203K in 2017 → $370K in 2022 (+82%). Owner-occupied $359K 3/2 1,360 1965 2
12457 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $130K in 2003 → $189K in 2016 (+45%). Owner-occupied $321K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12459 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $325K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12461 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $321K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12463 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $340K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12472 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $342K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12474 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $326K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12476 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 1
12478 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12480 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 1 5 violtax lien
12482 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $137K in 2015 → $170K in 2015 (+24%). Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12484 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $185K in 2009 → $349K in 2025 (+89%). Owner-occupied $368K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12486 SWEET BRIAR RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $85K in 2000 → $215K in 2018 (+153%). Owner-occupied $326K 3/1 1,360 1965 4
12488 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $189K in 2005 → $203K in 2015 (+7%). Owner-occupied $329K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12490 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $192K in 2005 → $245K in 2019 (+28%). Owner-occupied $335K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12492 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $165K in 2013 → $220K in 2019 (+33%). Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 2
12494 SWEET BRIAR RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $204K in 2005 → $285K in 2022 (+40%). Owner-occupied $335K 3/1 1,360 1965 3
12496 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $323K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12498 SWEET BRIAR RD Owner-occupied $327K 3/1 1,360 1965 0
12498 SWEET BRIAR RD TradedTraded 2×: $92K in 2001 → $187K in 2006 (+103%). Owner-occupied $325K 3/1 1,360 1965 2

Neighborhood

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

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