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400 block of Wellesley Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 94% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 2 open code violations and 2 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($66,777 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 108% since 2016, now about $385K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$385K
52 homes of 52 parcels
ZIP median $379K
Price / sq ft
$331
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$411K
3 sold in 2yr
assessed $385K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
2 of 52
$58K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
94%
49 of 52
city 48%
Rentals
4%
2 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
2
L&I code
▼ block 4% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$67K
2 of 52 listed
▼ block 4% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+12%
value · tax +$627
5 years
+81%
value · tax +$2K
10 years
+108%
value · tax +$2K

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.

2027
  • 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 $385K — about 1.7× the citywide median home, and in line with the ZIP 19119 median of $379K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19119 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19119Philadelphia
Median home value$385K$379K$230K
Owner-occupied77%68%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 19 reported crimes (about 2 a month, 32% of them violent) and 83 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.

Crimes · 12mo
19
about 2/month · 32% violent
311 requests · 12mo
83
about 7/month · 7 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults6
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief3
Theft from Vehicle2
Thefts2
Offenses Against Family and Children1

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection22
Salting12
Street Defect8
Construction Complaints6
Information Request4
Other (Streets)4

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$385K2016: $186K2017: $186K2018: $186K2019: $222K2020: $213K2021: $213K2022: $213K2023: $286K2024: $286K2025: $345K2026: $345K2027: $385K2016202020232027

▲ +108% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,0622016: $2,1912017: $2,1912018: $2,1912019: $2,5532020: $2,3532021: $2,3532022: $2,3532023: $2,8792024: $2,8792025: $3,4352026: $3,4352027: $4,0622016202020232027

▲ +85% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

2
2 properties on this block show a material assessment exemption. At the current rate, the difference between full and taxable assessments reduces the block's annual estimate by about $58,148. OPA's numeric split does not establish whether any row is Homestead, an abatement, another program, or when treatment changes.

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.

11 homes pay the full 1.40%41 pay less
$4,455pays now $5,172at the full rate

One large gap: 431 Wellesley Rd has a $4,455/year assessment-based estimate on $370K assessed value — about 86% of the $5,172 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 tracked the Philadelphia market, compounding +6.9% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 208 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $208 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+6.9%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+108%
since 2016
Net rental yield
7.1%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+14%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+11%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+0.4 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 79 arm's-length sales since 2000. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 18 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
79arm's-length sales since 2000
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
18homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 52 parcels

Owner-occupied: 49Absentee individual: 3 52parcels
  • Owner-occupied 49
  • Absentee individual 3

Value distribution today

5 parcels7 parcels15 parcels16 parcels1 parcels1 parcels7 parcels
$358K$432K+

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

House by house

All 52 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

$0$250K$500K201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

New construction
401 Wellesley Rd
$429K · Bought for $242K in 2013, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $325K in 2020.
New construction
431 Wellesley Rd
$407K · Bought for $50K in 2003, built new under a 2014 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $199K in 2
New construction
450 Wellesley Rd
$390K · Bought for $108K in 2000, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $305K in 2019.
New construction
444 Wellesley Rd
$374K · built new (reduced taxable assessment shown).
Renovated & sold on
420 Wellesley Rd
$436K · Bought for $98K in 2017, mechanical permit in 2017, sold for $430K in 2024 (+339%).
Renovated & sold on
427 Wellesley Rd
$432K · Bought for $105K in 2016, mechanical permit in 2016, sold for $360K in 2021 (+210%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
400 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. Owner-occupied $358K 3/1 1,166 1925 0
401 WELLESLEY RD New constructionBought for $242K in 2013, built new under a 2025 permit, sold for $325K in 2020. Owner-occupied $429K 3/1 1,158 1925 5
402 WELLESLEY RD Owner-occupied $394K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
403 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $125K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2014. Owner-occupied $450K 3/1 1,158 1925 2 licensed rental
404 WELLESLEY RD TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2001 → $75K in 2005 (-12%). Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 2
405 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $140K in 2003. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 1
406 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
407 WELLESLEY RD Renovated & sold onBought for $160K in 2005, major alteration permit in 2017, sold for $380K in 2022 (+138%). Owner-occupied $425K 3/1 1,158 1925 3
408 WELLESLEY RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $94K in 2003 → $235K in 2006 (+150%). Owner-occupied $372K 3/1 1,158 1931 3 1 viol
409 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
410 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $175K in 2005. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 2
411 WELLESLEY RD Historysold $183K (2005); 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $374K 3/1 1,158 1925 1
412 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $245K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 1 lien in pre-2017 ledger
413 WELLESLEY RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $85K in 2000 → $325K in 2020 (+282%). Owner-occupied $374K 3/1 1,158 1925 3
414 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $144K in 2003. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $384K 3/1 1,159 1925 1
415 WELLESLEY RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $52K in 2001 → $214K in 2016 (+312%). Owner-occupied $447K 3/1 1,158 1925 4
416 WELLESLEY RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $255K in 2005 → $411K in 2025 (+61%). Absentee individual $384K 3/1 1,160 1925 4
417 WELLESLEY RD History2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2020); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2020). Absentee individual $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
418 WELLESLEY RD Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
419 WELLESLEY RD Historysold $130K (2016); 2 L&I violations (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Absentee individual $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 1
420 WELLESLEY RD Renovated & sold onBought for $98K in 2017, mechanical permit in 2017, sold for $430K in 2024 (+339%). Owner-occupied $436K 3/1 1,158 1925 4
421 WELLESLEY RD Historysold $144K (2003); 2 L&I violations (2019). Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 1
422 WELLESLEY RD Historysold $38K (2007); L&I violation (2014); Inspection failed ×3 (2014); L&I violation (2022); Inspection failed ×2 (2022). Owner-occupied $379K 3/1 1,322 1925 1 1 viollien in pre-2017 ledger
423 WELLESLEY RD TradedTraded 2×: $195K in 2009 → $275K in 2020 (+41%). Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 2
424 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $374K 3/1 1,200 1925 0
425 WELLESLEY RD Owner-occupied $364K 3/1 1,134 1925 0
426 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $70K in 2000. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $392K 3/1 1,168 1925 3
427 WELLESLEY RD Renovated & sold onBought for $105K in 2016, mechanical permit in 2016, sold for $360K in 2021 (+210%). Owner-occupied $432K 3/1 1,134 1925 4
428 WELLESLEY RD Renovated & sold onBought for $160K in 2004, fast form building permit in 2007, sold for $240K in 2010 (+50%). Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 2
429 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $200K in 2007. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $415K 3/1 1,158 1931 1
430 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a major alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
431 WELLESLEY RD New constructionBought for $50K in 2003, built new under a 2014 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $199K in 2004. Owner-occupied $407K 3/1 1,158 1925 3 assessment exemption · basis unverified
432 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
433 WELLESLEY RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $62K in 2003 → $40K in 2011 (-35%). Owner-occupied $368K 3/1 1,158 1925 3
434 WELLESLEY RD History2 L&I violations (2018); L&I violation (2022); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2022). Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,159 1925 0
435 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $160K in 2005. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $392K 3/1 1,166 1925 3
436 WELLESLEY RD Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
437 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
438 WELLESLEY RD Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
439 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $254K in 2006. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $425K 3/1 1,158 1925 2
440 WELLESLEY RD Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
441 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $180K in 2009. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 1
442 WELLESLEY RD Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,158 1925 1
443 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $212K in 2011. Owner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $374K 3/1 1,158 1925 2
444 WELLESLEY RD New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $374K 3/1 1,158 1925 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
445 WELLESLEY RD Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $41K in 2001 → $225K in 2016 (+451%). Owner-occupied $387K 3/1 1,158 1925 4
446 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedBought for $88K in 2000. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 2 licensed rental
447 WELLESLEY RD TradedTraded 2×: $143K in 2016 → $332K in 2022 (+132%). Owner-occupied $368K 3/1 1,158 1925 2
448 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2019. Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 0
449 WELLESLEY RD TradedTraded 2×: $135K in 2016 → $342K in 2021 (+153%). Owner-occupied $383K 3/1 1,158 1925 2
450 WELLESLEY RD New constructionBought for $108K in 2000, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $305K in 2019. Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,159 1925 3
451 WELLESLEY RD ImprovedOwner pulled a deck (exist. one-family dwellings) permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $368K 3/1 1,158 1925 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$148K
household
Own vs. rent
81%
owner-occupied
Median age
34.1
residents
Median rent
$3K
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-10 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 3:05 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.