The Block Report

Philadelphia property report

5400 block of Westford Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 81% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 6 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($15,601 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 92% since 2016, now about $243K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median home value
$243K
43 homes of 44 parcels
ZIP median $171K
Price / sq ft
$107
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
1.1×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$5K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $243K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $5K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
1 of 43
$39K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
81%
35 of 43
city 48%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$16K
6 of 44 listed
▲ block 14% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
3
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 5% · city 5%
Record caveats
7
of 44 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
-13%
value · tax −$422
5 years
+93%
value · tax +$986
10 years
+92%
value · tax +$765

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 $243K — about 1.1× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19120 median of $171K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19120 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19120Philadelphia
Median home value$243K$171K$230K
Owner-occupied61%51%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 66 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 36% of them violent) and 227 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
66
about 6/month · 36% violent
311 requests · 12mo
227
about 19/month · 59 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults15
Thefts10
Motor Vehicle Theft9
Theft from Vehicle7
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief6
Aggravated Assault Firearm4

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint40
Abandoned Vehicle33
Street Light Outage29
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection23
Salting20
Other (Streets)19

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
Olney Elementary
5301 N Water St · 666 students
High · 9-12
Olney High School
100 W Duncannon Ave · 1036 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$243K2016: $127K2017: $127K2018: $127K2019: $108K2020: $126K2021: $126K2022: $126K2023: $188K2024: $188K2025: $281K2026: $281K2027: $243K2016202020232027

▲ +92% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$2,1352016: $1,3702017: $1,3702018: $1,3702019: $9632020: $1,1492021: $1,1492022: $1,1492023: $1,5232024: $1,6142025: $2,5572026: $2,5572027: $2,1352016202020232027

▲ +56% since 2016 · ~+4%/yr

1
1 property 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 $38,623. 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.

19 homes pay the full 1.40%24 pay less
$0pays now $4,047at the full rate

One large gap: 5412 Westford Rd has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $289K assessed value — about 0% of the $4,047 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 +6.1% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

8510025020162019202220252027This block 192 Philadelphia 201

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.

Annualized return
+6.1%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+92%
since 2016
Net rental yield
6.9%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+13%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+10%/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 45 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 16 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
45arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
3most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 44 parcels

Owner-occupied: 35Absentee individual: 8Vacant: 1 44parcels
  • Owner-occupied 35
  • Absentee individual 8
  • Vacant 1

Value distribution today

8 parcels0 parcels0 parcels0 parcels12 parcels1 parcels23 parcels
$4K$270K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueSource
Miriam Hernandez (individual)25$800Kphila.gov ↗
Delores M Harris (individual)24$525Kphila.gov ↗
Lawrence W Marble (individual)22$188Kphila.gov ↗
Angel T Chambers (individual)22$192Kphila.gov ↗
Gretchen E Dykstra (individual)22$188Kphila.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 44 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
5412 Westford Rd
$259K · built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $165K in 2006.
New construction
5439 Westford Rd
$184K · built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $65K in 2002.
Renovated & sold on
5417 Westford Rd
$247K · Bought for $72K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $245K in 2024 (+241%).
Improved
5411 Westford Rd
$264K · Bought for $170K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018.
Improved
5413 Westford Rd
$264K · Bought for $78K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023.
Improved
5419 Westford Rd
$260K · Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017.
AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
5401 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $80K in 1999 → $80K in 1999 (+0%). Owner-occupied $270K —/— 2,610 1940 2
5403 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $262K —/— 2,610 1940 1
5405 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $273K —/— 2,655 1940 0
5407 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $42K in 2002 → $87K in 2003 (+107%). Owner-occupied $264K —/— 2,655 1940 2
5409 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $243K 3/1 2,124 1940 1
5411 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $170K in 2006. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $264K —/— 2,655 1940 2
5412 WESTFORD RD New constructionbuilt new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $165K in 2006. Owner-occupied $259K 3/1 2,360 1940 1 assessment exemption · basis unverified
5413 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $78K in 2002. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $264K —/— 2,655 1940 1
5414 WESTFORD RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $170K in 2006 → $130K in 2016 (-24%). Owner-occupied $253K —/— 2,360 1940 3
5415 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $145K in 2015 → $215K in 2021 (+48%). Owner-occupied $264K —/— 2,655 1940 2
5416 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $253K —/— 2,360 1940 1
5417 WESTFORD RD Renovated & sold onBought for $72K in 2004, plumbing permit in 2017, sold for $245K in 2024 (+241%). Owner-occupied $247K 4/1 2,280 1940 3
5418 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $120K in 2008 → $122K in 2015 (+2%). Owner-occupied $253K —/— 2,360 1940 2
5419 WESTFORD RD ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $260K —/— 2,565 1940 0
5420 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $253K —/— 2,360 1940 1
5421 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $258K —/— 2,520 1940 1
5422 WESTFORD RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $65K in 2008 → $282K in 2023 (+334%). Owner-occupied $322K 3/1 2,360 1940 3
5423 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $253K —/— 2,520 1940 0
5424 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $253K —/— 2,360 1940 0
5425 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $95K in 2008. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Owner-occupied $188K —/— 1,376 1940 1
5426 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $253K —/— 2,360 1940 1
5427 WESTFORD RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2012. Owner-occupied $188K —/— 1,376 1940 0
5428 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $78K in 2002 → $130K in 2010 (+68%). Owner-occupied $254K —/— 2,360 1940 2
5429 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $65K in 1999 → $59K in 2004 (-10%). Absentee individual $188K —/— 1,376 1940 2 licensed rental
5430 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $281K 3/1 2,555 1940 0
5431R-39 WESTFORD RD Absentee individual $4K —/— 171 1940 0 $1K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5431R-39 WESTFORD RD Absentee individual $4K —/— 171 1940 0
5431R-39 WESTFORD RD Absentee individual $4K —/— 170 1940 0
5431R-39 WESTFORD RD Absentee individual $4K —/— 171 1940 0 $1K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5431 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $109K in 2007. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $189K —/— 1,400 1940 1
5431R-39 WESTFORD RD TradedTraded 2×: $109K in 2007 → $100K in 2007 (-8%). Absentee individual $4K —/— 171 1940 2 $2K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5431R-39 WESTFORD RD Absentee individual $4K —/— 170 1940 0 $1K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5431R-39 WESTFORD RD Absentee individual $4K —/— 171 1940 0 $3K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
5433 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $120K in 2011. Owner pulled a fast form building permit in 2008. Owner-occupied $188K —/— 1,376 1940 1
5434 WESTFORD RD Owner-occupied $207K —/— 1,332 1940 0
5435 WESTFORD RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $35K in 2015 → $132K in 2018 (+283%). Owner-occupied $238K 3/1 1,536 1940 3
5436 WESTFORD RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $186K —/— 1,332 1940 0
5437 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $75K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. Owner-occupied $184K —/— 1,376 1940 1
5438 WESTFORD RD ImprovedOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2010. Owner-occupied $190K —/— 1,332 1940 0
5439 WESTFORD RD New constructionbuilt new under a 2020 permit, sold for $65K in 2002. Owner-occupied $184K —/— 1,376 1940 1
5440 WESTFORD RD ImprovedBought for $95K in 2004. Owner pulled a addition permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $190K —/— 1,332 1940 1
5441 WESTFORD RD Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $5K in 2024 → $140K in 2025 (+3011%). Owner-occupied $184K —/— 1,376 1940 3 $7K tax · Jun ’22
5443 WESTFORD RD History2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2024). Owner-occupied $192K 4/1 1,536 1940 0
5444 WESTFORD RD Vacant lot Vacant $13K —/— — — 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger

Neighborhood

Median income
$47K
household
Own vs. rent
79%
owner-occupied
Median age
36.8
residents
Median rent
$2K
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, 3:08 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.