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Who owns your block

200 block of Sydney St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 3 homes behind $18,774 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 102% since 2016, now about $273K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.

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
$273K
$230K–$403K
ZIP median $374K
Price / sq ft
$176
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$375K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $273K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $4K
city ≈$3K/yr
Median built
1925
year built
city 1925
Owner-occupied
83%
34 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
5%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 2% · city 5%
Back taxes
$19K
3 of 41 behind
▼ block 7% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax −$38
5 years
+87%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+102%
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 $273K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19119 median of $374K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19119 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19119Philadelphia
Median home value$273K$374K$223K
Owner-occupied63%63%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 28 reported crimes (5 violent) and 100 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
28
5 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
100
20 still open

Most reported crimes

Motor Vehicle Theft12
Other Assaults5
Theft from Vehicle3
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3
Thefts2
All Other Offenses1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection16
Abandoned Vehicle15
Maintenance Complaint10
Salting8
Shoveling6
Illegal Dumping5

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
Henry E Houston
7300 Rural Ln · 473 students
High · 9-12
Roxborough High School
6498 Ridge Ave · 529 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$273K2016: $135K2017: $135K2018: $135K2019: $152K2020: $146K2021: $146K2022: $146K2023: $215K2024: $215K2025: $267K2026: $267K2027: $273K2016202020232027

▲ +102% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,0812016: $1,6242017: $1,6242018: $1,6242019: $1,7582020: $1,6292021: $1,6292022: $1,6292023: $2,4372024: $2,4372025: $3,1192026: $3,1192027: $3,0812016202020232027

▲ +90% since 2016 · ~+6%/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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 202 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $202 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+102%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+6.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+3.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.1 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 73 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
73arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
12homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 34Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 6 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 34
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 6

Value distribution today

17 parcels0 parcels13 parcels1 parcels5 parcels2 parcels3 parcels
$230K$364K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Ken & Nat Real Estate Llc116$5.9Mphila.gov ↗
Philly Quality Homes Llc13$918Kphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 41 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
212 SYDNEY ST Traded 3×: $31K in 2002 → $255K in 2019 (+723%). Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,549 1925 3
214 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $364K —/3 1,549 1925 1
215 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $235K 3/1 1,350 1925 0 tax lien
216 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $273K —/— 1,549 1925 0
217 SYDNEY ST Traded 2×: $45K in 2004 → $87K in 2004 (+93%). Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 2
218 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,549 1925 0
219 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $239K 3/1 1,396 1925 0
220 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $273K —/— 1,549 1925 0 tax lien
221 SYDNEY ST Traded 3×: $126K in 2005 → $225K in 2021 (+78%). Absentee individual $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 3
222 SYDNEY ST Traded 2×: $43K in 2002 → $93K in 2003 (+117%). Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,549 1925 2
223 SYDNEY ST Traded 3×: $85K in 2015 → $305K in 2022 (+258%). Owner-occupied $320K 3/1 1,396 1925 3
224 SYDNEY ST Traded 2×: $202K in 2017 → $330K in 2022 (+63%). Owner-occupied $273K 4/— 1,549 1925 2
225 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 1 tax lien
226 SYDNEY ST Traded 3×: $220K in 2025 → $375K in 2026 (+70%). Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,549 1925 3
227 SYDNEY ST Absentee individual $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 1 2 viol
228 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $273K 4/— 1,549 1925 1
229 SYDNEY ST Absentee individual $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 0
230 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,549 1925 1
231 SYDNEY ST Absentee individual $235K 3/2 1,350 1925 1
232 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,549 1925 0
233 SYDNEY ST Traded 5×: $56K in 1999 → $195K in 2016 (+249%). Owner-occupied $294K 3/1 1,396 1925 5
234 SYDNEY ST Traded 5×: $110K in 2004 → $285K in 2018 (+159%). Owner-occupied $403K 3/2 1,549 1925 5
235 SYDNEY ST Traded 2×: $125K in 2014 → $199K in 2015 (+60%). Owner-occupied $320K 3/1 1,396 1925 2
236 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,549 1925 0 tax lien
237 SYDNEY ST Traded 2×: $163K in 2008 → $299K in 2019 (+83%). Owner-occupied $320K 3/1 1,396 1925 2
238 SYDNEY ST Traded 3×: $152K in 2007 → $286K in 2020 (+88%). Owner-occupied $335K 4/1 1,549 1925 3
239 SYDNEY ST Traded 2×: $172K in 2007 → $240K in 2018 (+39%). Owner-occupied $232K 3/1 1,306 1925 2
240 SYDNEY ST Traded 5×: $98K in 2006 → $340K in 2021 (+248%). Owner-occupied $364K 3/2 1,549 1925 5
241 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 0
242 SYDNEY ST Traded 5×: $85K in 2010 → $280K in 2020 (+229%). Owner-occupied $335K 4/1 1,549 1925 5
243 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 1
244 SYDNEY ST Traded 5×: $92K in 2004 → $292K in 2022 (+217%). Owner-occupied $273K 4/1 1,549 1925 5
245 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $230K 3/1 1,273 1925 1
246 SYDNEY ST Traded 2×: $55K in 2001 → $290K in 2023 (+427%). Owner-occupied $273K 4/— 1,549 1925 2
247 SYDNEY ST Traded 5×: $85K in 2006 → $305K in 2022 (+259%). Absentee individual $320K 3/1 1,396 1925 5
249 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 0
251 SYDNEY ST Traded 2×: $20K in 2003 → $42K in 2004 (+110%). Absentee individual $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 2 rented
253 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 0
255 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 0
257 SYDNEY ST Owner-occupied $240K 3/1 1,396 1925 1 rented
259 SYDNEY ST Traded 3×: $85K in 2004 → $195K in 2016 (+131%). Investor / LLC $320K 3/1 1,396 1925 3

Neighborhood

Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.

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

Where this comes from

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