Philadelphia property report
1800 block of S Watts St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 85% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations.
The typical home here is up 68% since 2016, now about $283K. Property taxes are climbing about 3% a year.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
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 a material assessment exemption whose legal basis is not established by the roll. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Assessment exemption
- 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 $283K — about 1.2× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $259K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19148 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $283K | $259K | $230K |
| Owner-occupied | 50% | 44% | 48% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 86 reported crimes (about 7 a month, 19% of them violent) and 314 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.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
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
- $283K typical home, up +68% since 2016
- Median assessment-based tax estimate $1,942 to $2,563 a year through 2027, +3%/yr
- 2027 block estimate: — assessed, about $59,091/yr from taxable assessments, or $2,955 per home — not live account balances
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +68% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +32% since 2016 · ~+3%/yr
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.
- 1825 S Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.31%$844/yr on $274K
- 1835 S Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.31%$844/yr on $274K
- 1817 S Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.37%$1,004/yr on $274K
- 1823 S Watts Stmajor assessment exemption0.38%$1,622/yr on $426K
- 1811 S Watts Stlower taxable assessment0.89%$2,441/yr on $274K
- …and 9 more with estimates below the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
One large gap: 1823 S Watts St has a $1,622/year assessment-based estimate on $426K assessed value — about 27% of the $5,963 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.
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
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $168 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 42 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 2 times in that window, while 3 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 20 parcels
- Owner-occupied 17
- Absentee individual 3
Value distribution today
No multi-home or corporate owners on this block — every home has its own owner.
House by house
All 20 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
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809 S WATTS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $180K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $406K in 2021 (+126%). | Owner-occupied | $400K | 3/1 | 904 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1811 S WATTS ST ImprovedBought for $279K in 2017. Owner pulled a major alteration permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $283K | 2/1 | 904 | 1925 | 1 | licensed rental |
| 1813 S WATTS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $345K in 2022 (+590%). | Absentee individual | $283K | 3/2 | 904 | 1925 | 5 | licensed rental |
| 1815 S WATTS ST New constructionBought for $209K in 2019, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $363K in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $400K | 2/2 | 904 | 1925 | 3 | 2 viol |
| 1817 S WATTS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 904 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1819 S WATTS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit, sold for $245K in 2023. | Owner-occupied | $283K | 2/1 | 904 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1821 S WATTS ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $90K in 2008 → $370K in 2021 (+311%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 2/1 | 904 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1823 S WATTS ST New constructionBought for $110K in 2017, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $400K in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $400K | 2/1 | 1,092 | 1925 | 2 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1825 S WATTS ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2021 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 904 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1827 S WATTS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $95K in 2010, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $345K in 2021 (+263%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 2/1 | 904 | 1925 | 4 | |
| 1829 S WATTS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $115K in 2011, mechanical permit in 2011, sold for $220K in 2011 (+91%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 2/1 | 948 | 1925 | 2 | licensed rental |
| 1831 S WATTS ST TradedTraded 2×: $157K in 2009 → $238K in 2016 (+51%). | Owner-occupied | $283K | 2/1 | 904 | 1925 | 2 | |
| 1833 S WATTS ST ImprovedBought for $290K in 2025. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 904 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1835 S WATTS ST | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 904 | 1925 | 0 | assessment exemption · basis unverified |
| 1837 S WATTS ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $275K in 2013 → $373K in 2022 (+36%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 3/1 | 904 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1839 S WATTS ST Renovated & sold onBought for $28K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $328K in 2018 (+1070%). | Owner-occupied | $335K | 2/1 | 904 | 1925 | 3 | |
| 1841 S WATTS ST ImprovedBought for $128K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008. | Owner-occupied | $283K | 2/1 | 904 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1843 S WATTS ST | Absentee individual | $283K | 3/1 | 904 | 1925 | 1 | |
| 1845 S WATTS ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $8K in 2000 → $225K in 2023 (+2900%). | Absentee individual | $283K | 2/1 | 904 | 1925 | 5 | |
| 1847 S WATTS ST ImprovedBought for $191K in 2007. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $283K | 3/1 | 816 | 1920 | 2 |
Neighborhood
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Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)