Who owns your block
400 block of W Abbottsford Ave
A mostly owner-occupied block: 84% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 open code violations and 4 homes behind $70,428 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $217K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
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 tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- 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 $217K — about 1.0× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19144 median of $201K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19144 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19144 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $217K | $201K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 55% | 40% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 54 reported crimes (16 violent) and 118 resident 311 requests to the city.
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
- $217K typical home, up +92% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,568 to $2,342 a year, +4%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $9.1M assessed, $92,147/yr to the city, about $2,425 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +92% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +49% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr
Who really pays
Philadelphia charges every home the same 1.40% of its assessed value. Abatements and exemptions shrink what some homes are taxed on — here's this block:
- 437 W Abbottsford Avetax-abated new construction0.28%$1,547/yr on $553K
- 461 W Abbottsford Aveexemption0.67%$1,295/yr on $193K
- 421 W Abbottsford Aveexemption0.68%$1,330/yr on $195K
- 459 W Abbottsford Aveexemption0.73%$1,520/yr on $209K
- 455 W Abbottsford Aveexemption0.73%$1,523/yr on $209K
- …and 17 more paying under the full rate — the gold-ringed bubbles in the makeup chart
The starkest example: 437 W Abbottsford Ave is assessed at $553K but pays $1,547 a year — about 20% of the $7,737 it would owe at the full rate, because its new-construction value is abated for 10 years.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.1% 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 $192 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 34 arm's-length sales since 2001. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 19 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 38 parcels
- Owner-occupied 32
- Investor / LLC 1
- Absentee individual 3
- Vacant 2
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Holding Corp Tr | 1 | 3 | $1.3M | phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗ |
| Warren Ellis (individual) | 2 | 2 | $420K | phila.gov ↗ |
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 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
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $58K in 2002 → $41K in 2013 (-30%). | Owner-occupied | $247K | —/— | 1,363 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 403 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $150K in 2010. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $282K | —/— | 1,823 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 405 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $282K | —/— | 1,823 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 407 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Renovated & sold onBought for $40K in 2002, alteration permit in 2017, sold for $260K in 2018 (+550%). | Investor / LLC | $352K | 4/1 | 1,823 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 409 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $278K | 4/1 | 1,823 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 421R W ABBOTTSFORD AVE History2 L&I violations (2019). | Vacant | $47K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 421 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE History2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $195K | 3/1 | 1,068 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 423 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $84K in 2003 → $130K in 2005 (+55%). | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 4 | 5 viol |
| 425 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 427 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2007. | Absentee individual | $210K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 429 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | tax lien |
| 431 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $210K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 433 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE History4 L&I violations (2011); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2016); sold $170K (2017). | Owner-occupied | $284K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 435 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $30K in 2004 → $41K in 2015 (+35%). | Owner-occupied | $312K | 2/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 4 | |
| 437 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit (tax-abated), sold for $455K in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $553K | 3/2 | 1,993 | 2021 | 1 | abatedtax lien |
| 437R W ABBOTTSFORD AVE History3 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2023); L&I violation (2024). | Vacant | $88K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 441 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $76K in 2005. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,038 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 443 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE New constructionbuilt new under a 2018 permit. | Owner-occupied | $302K | 3/2 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 445 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 447 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $122K in 2016. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $257K | 2/2 | 1,040 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 449 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $80K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007. | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 451 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 453 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE History3 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 3 L&I violations (2019); 2 L&I violations (2025); Appeal withdrawn (2025). | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 455 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 457 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 459 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $209K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 461 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE History2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $193K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 463 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Historysold $101K (2007); 2 L&I violations (2019). | Owner-occupied | $213K | 3/1 | 1,040 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 469 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE History7 L&I violations (2007); L&I violation (2009); L&I violation (2025). | Owner-occupied | $448K | —/— | 3,584 | 1930 | 0 | 1 violtax lien |
| 475 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $75K in 2006 → $185K in 2023 (+147%). | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,318 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 477 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Absentee individual | $223K | 3/1 | 1,318 | 1930 | 1 | rented |
| 479 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,318 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 481 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $74K in 2002 → $135K in 2016 (+84%). | Owner-occupied | $216K | —/— | 1,318 | 1930 | 3 | |
| 483 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2012. | Owner-occupied | $222K | 3/1 | 1,318 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 485 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $223K | 3/1 | 1,318 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 487 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE ImprovedBought for $208K in 2023. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $219K | 3/1 | 1,318 | 1930 | 1 | |
| 489 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE | Absentee individual | $219K | 3/1 | 1,318 | 1930 | 0 | |
| 491 W ABBOTTSFORD AVE TradedTraded 2×: $105K in 2005 → $120K in 2009 (+14%). | Owner-occupied | $300K | —/— | 1,920 | 1930 | 2 | rented |
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