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Who owns your block

5200 block of N Sydenham St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 93% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 49 open code violations and 6 homes behind $26,291 on taxes.

The typical home here is up 84% since 2016, now about $168K. Property taxes are climbing about 1% 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
$168K
$85K–$272K
ZIP median $176K
Price / sq ft
$141
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
0.8×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$238K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $168K
Tax / yr
$955
typical · up to $3K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 57
$60K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
93%
53 of 57
city 41%
Rentals
5%
3 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
49
L&I code
▲ block 42% · city 5%
Back taxes
$26K
6 of 57 behind
▲ block 11% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
11
10 homes · ZBA & boards
block 18% · city 5%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+7%
value · tax +$9
5 years
+96%
value · tax +$319
10 years
+84%
value · tax +$68

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 $168K — about 0.8× the citywide median, and below the ZIP 19141 median of $176K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19141 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19141Philadelphia
Median home value$168K$176K$223K
Owner-occupied75%48%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 42 reported crimes (15 violent) and 235 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
42
15 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
235
35 still open

Most reported crimes

Thefts8
Other Assaults7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief7
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Aggravated Assault Firearm2
Aggravated Assault No Firearm2

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection61
Salting33
Illegal Dumping26
Maintenance Complaint17
Abandoned Vehicle16
Parks and Rec Safety and Maintenance13

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 · K-5
James Logan
1700 Lindley Ave · 223 students
Middle · K-8
Theodore Roosevelt
430 E Washington Ln · 407 students
High · 9-12
Martin Luther King
6100 Stenton Ave · 604 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$100K$200K$168K2016: $92K2017: $92K2018: $92K2019: $90K2020: $86K2021: $86K2022: $86K2023: $122K2024: $122K2025: $157K2026: $157K2027: $168K2016202020232027

▲ +84% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$9552016: $8872017: $8872018: $8872019: $7612020: $6362021: $6362022: $6362023: $6862024: $6862025: $9462026: $9462027: $9552016202020232027

▲ +8% since 2016 · ~+1%/yr

1
1 property on this block carry a tax abatement or major exemption. New construction and gut rehabs get the improvement value exempted for up to 10 years, so their tax bills sit far below their real value — block-wide, exemptions keep about $59,979 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home

1.40% — the statutory rate0%0.4%0.8%1.2%
$0pays now $1,187at the full rate

5241 N Sydenham St is assessed at $85K but pays $0 a year — about 0% of the $1,187 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.7% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9410025020162019202220252027This block 184 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $184 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.7%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+84%
since 2016
Net rental yield
—
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.7%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.7%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.8 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 56 arm's-length sales since 1998. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 30 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$1.3M$2.5M19982004201020162022
56arm's-length sales since 1998
0times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
30homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 57 parcels

Owner-occupied: 53Investor / LLC: 3Absentee individual: 1 57parcels
  • Owner-occupied 53
  • Investor / LLC 3
  • Absentee individual 1

Value distribution today

5 parcels0 parcels0 parcels21 parcels22 parcels1 parcels8 parcels
$85K$229K+

The block's largest owner, Philly Sfr Iv Llc, carries 2 open violations across 36 properties it owns around the city.

OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Philly Sfr Iv Llc136$4.1Mphila.gov ↗
Bizness As Usual Inc116$3.7Mphila.gov ↗
Vtl Group Llc18$1.5Mphila.gov ↗
Sfr3-050 Llc18$1.3Mphila.gov ↗

House by house

All 57 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
5238 N Sydenham St
$249K · Traded 3×: $49K in 2007 → $235K in 2020 (+385%).
Frequently traded
5246 N Sydenham St
$249K · Traded 5×: $33K in 2004 → $240K in 2023 (+627%).
Frequently traded
5240 N Sydenham St
$225K · Traded 4×: $21K in 2001 → $125K in 2015 (+510%).
Frequently traded
5255 N Sydenham St
$221K · Traded 3×: $25K in 2009 → $255K in 2024 (+920%).
Frequently traded
5249 N Sydenham St
$208K · Traded 4×: $31K in 2012 → $189K in 2022 (+510%).
Frequently traded
5210 N Sydenham St
$168K · Traded 3×: $55K in 2007 → $112K in 2017 (+104%).
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5203 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,090 1920 0
5205 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,090 1920 1
5206 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $95K 3/1 1,440 1910 0 3 viol
5207 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,090 1920 0 tax lien
5208 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 1 2 viol
5209 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,090 1920 0
5210 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $55K in 2007 → $112K in 2017 (+104%). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 3 2 viol
5211 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $12K in 2003 → $62K in 2004 (+417%). Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,090 1920 2
5212 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 viol
5213 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,088 1920 0 tax lien
5214 N SYDENHAM ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2015). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0
5215 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,088 1920 0
5216 N SYDENHAM ST Absentee individual $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 1 rented2 violtax lien
5217 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,088 1920 1
5218 N SYDENHAM ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2015). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 viol
5219 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,088 1920 0 tax lien
5220 N SYDENHAM ST HistoryAppeal complete (2025). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 viol
5221 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,088 1920 1
5222 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 viol
5223 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $35K in 2003 → $54K in 2018 (+53%). Investor / LLC $100K 3/1 1,088 1920 5 rented
5224 N SYDENHAM ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2015); Appeal continued (2019). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 viol
5225 N SYDENHAM ST Investor / LLC $100K 3/1 1,088 1920 1 tax lien
5226 N SYDENHAM ST HistoryAppeal city affirmed (2015). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 viol
5227 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $39K in 2002 → $65K in 2002 (+65%). Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,088 1920 2
5228 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 1 2 viol
5229 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $14K in 1998 → $2.4M in 2024 (+16865%). Investor / LLC $100K 3/1 1,088 1920 2
5230 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $70K in 2005 → $78K in 2006 (+11%). Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,676 1910 2 2 viol
5231 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,088 1920 0
5232 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,676 1910 0 2 viol
5233 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $205K 3/1 1,088 1920 1
5234 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $185K 3/1 1,676 1910 0 2 violtax lien
5235 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $23K in 2000 → $66K in 2010 (+193%). Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,092 1920 3
5236 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $62K in 2018 → $180K in 2021 (+190%). Owner-occupied $229K 3/1 1,376 1910 2 2 viol
5237 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,086 1920 0
5238 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $49K in 2007 → $235K in 2020 (+385%). Owner-occupied $249K 4/2 1,376 1910 3
5239 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $85K in 2006 → $82K in 2022 (-4%). Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,086 1920 2 rented
5240 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $21K in 2001 → $125K in 2015 (+510%). Owner-occupied $225K 3/2 1,376 1910 4 2 viol
5241 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $85K 3/1 1,086 1920 0 abatedtax lien
5242 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 violtax lien
5243 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,086 1920 0
5244 N SYDENHAM ST Historysold $71K (2005); Appeal city affirmed (2015). Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 1 2 viol
5245 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,086 1920 0
5246 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $33K in 2004 → $240K in 2023 (+627%). Owner-occupied $249K 4/2 1,376 1910 5 2 viol
5247 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,086 1920 0 tax lien
5248 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 violtax lien
5249 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $31K in 2012 → $189K in 2022 (+510%). Owner-occupied $208K 3/1 1,088 1920 4
5250 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 viol
5251 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,088 1920 1
5252 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $168K 3/1 1,376 1910 1 2 viol
5253 N SYDENHAM ST TradedTraded 2×: $90K in 2022 → $238K in 2025 (+164%). Owner-occupied $221K 3/1 1,088 1920 2
5254 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $171K 3/1 1,376 1910 0 2 viol
5255 N SYDENHAM ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $25K in 2009 → $255K in 2024 (+920%). Owner-occupied $221K 3/3 1,088 1920 3 tax lien
5256 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $175K 3/1 1,440 1925 0 2 violtax lien
5257 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $153K 3/1 1,088 1920 1
5258 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $272K 3/1 2,976 1920 0
5259 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $155K 3/1 1,088 1920 0
5261 N SYDENHAM ST Owner-occupied $182K 3/1 1,170 1925 0

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

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