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Who owns your block

800 block of Cathedral Rd

A mostly owner-occupied block: 83% of homes are lived in by their owners.

The typical home here is up 74% since 2016, now about $378K. Property taxes are climbing about 4% 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
$378K
$269K–$5.9M
ZIP median $368K
Price / sq ft
$277
typical home
city median $177
Vs. Philadelphia
1.7×
the city median
city $223K
Recent sale
$277K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $378K
Tax / yr
$4K
typical · up to $10K
city ≈$3K/yr
Tax abatements
1 of 41
$127K/yr forgone
Owner-occupied
83%
34 of 41
city 41%
Rentals
2%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
0
none on record
▼ block 0% · city 5%
Back taxes
$0
all current
▼ block 0% · city 9%

How fast it's moving

1 year
+9%
value · tax +$466
5 years
+59%
value · tax +$1K
10 years
+74%
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 $378K — about 1.7× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19128 median of $368K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19128 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19128Philadelphia
Median home value$378K$368K$223K
Owner-occupied81%58%41%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 5 reported crimes (0 violent) and 35 resident 311 requests to the city.

Crimes · 12mo
5
0 violent · within 200m
311 requests · 12mo
35
1 still open

Most reported crimes

Fraud2
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Theft from Vehicle1

Top 311 complaints

Salting16
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection6
Information Request4
Street Defect3
Street Paving2
Complaint (Streets)1

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
Shawmont
535 Shawmont Ave · 457 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$378K2016: $217K2017: $217K2018: $217K2019: $232K2020: $237K2021: $237K2022: $237K2023: $281K2024: $281K2025: $345K2026: $345K2027: $378K2016202020232027

▲ +74% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$4,0202016: $2,6602017: $2,6882018: $2,6752019: $2,8752020: $2,9242021: $2,9242022: $2,9472023: $3,0872024: $3,0472025: $3,5902026: $3,5542027: $4,0202016202020232027

▲ +51% since 2016 · ~+4%/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 $126,957 a year off the tax roll. Read the tax figures with that in mind.

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:

7 homes pay the full 1.40%34 pay less
$1,952pays now $82,716at the full rate

The starkest example: 815-23 Cathedral Rd is assessed at $5.9M but pays $1,952 a year — about 2% of the $82,716 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 lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 174 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $174 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+5.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+74%
since 2016
Net rental yield
est., after tax carry
Total return
+5.2%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+2.2%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-1.3 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 44 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
44arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
4most sales for a single property
16homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 41 parcels

Owner-occupied: 34Absentee individual: 7 41parcels
  • Owner-occupied 34
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

1 parcels15 parcels18 parcels1 parcels2 parcels1 parcels3 parcels
$269K$607K+

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

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$5.0M$10M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median

Worth a look

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
800-02 CATHEDRAL RD built new under a 2012 permit. Owner-occupied $794K 4/2 4,330 1969 0
804 CATHEDRAL RD Bought for $179K in 2013. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $349K 3/1 1,183 1969 1
806 CATHEDRAL RD 2 L&I violations (2016); sold $202K (2020). Owner-occupied $357K 2/1 1,183 1969 1
808 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $404K 4/1 1,620 1969 0
810 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 3×: $290K in 2005 → $315K in 2019 (+9%). Owner-occupied $478K 3/— 1,923 1969 3
812 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $387K —/— 1,503 1969 1
814 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 2×: $180K in 2004 → $277K in 2025 (+54%). Owner-occupied $342K 3/1 1,351 1969 2
815-23 CATHEDRAL RD built new under a 2017 permit (tax-abated). Absentee individual $5.9M —/— 58,982 1952 0 abated
816 CATHEDRAL RD Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025. Owner-occupied $395K 3/— 1,762 1969 0
818 CATHEDRAL RD Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. Owner-occupied $356K —/— 1,375 1969 0
820 CATHEDRAL RD Bought for $170K in 2019. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2010. Absentee individual $335K —/1 1,183 1951 1
825 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $355K 3/1 1,183 1969 0
826 CATHEDRAL RD Bought for $189K in 2016. Owner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2024. Owner-occupied $327K 3/2 1,183 1969 1
827 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $359K —/— 1,303 1969 1
828 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 2×: $114K in 2000 → $280K in 2019 (+147%). Owner-occupied $355K 3/1 1,154 1969 2
829 CATHEDRAL RD Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $378K —/2 1,438 1969 0
830 CATHEDRAL RD Bought for $263K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit, sold for $492K in 2023. Owner-occupied $500K 4/2 1,776 1969 2
831 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 2×: $165K in 2015 → $165K in 2015 (+0%). Absentee individual $269K —/— 1,467 1969 2
832 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 2×: $232K in 2010 → $225K in 2016 (-3%). Owner-occupied $395K 3/1 1,183 1969 2
833 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $384K 3/2 1,336 1969 1
834 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $373K 2/1 1,199 1969 0
835 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $396K —/— 1,732 1969 0
836 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 3×: $120K in 1999 → $312K in 2021 (+160%). Owner-occupied $383K 3/2 1,451 1969 3
837 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $353K 3/1 1,183 1969 1
838 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $378K 3/1 1,486 1969 0
839 CATHEDRAL RD Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2020. Absentee individual $363K —/— 1,183 1969 0
840 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 2×: $181K in 2005 → $230K in 2015 (+27%). Owner-occupied $409K —/— 1,367 1969 2
841 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 3×: $160K in 2002 → $225K in 2013 (+41%). Absentee individual $366K —/— 1,375 1969 3
842 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 2×: $170K in 2020 → $476K in 2022 (+180%). Owner-occupied $551K 3/2 1,799 1969 2 rented
843 CATHEDRAL RD Bought for $213K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. Owner-occupied $424K —/— 1,756 1969 2
844 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $409K 3/1 1,519 1969 1
845 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $353K —/— 1,183 1969 0
846 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $406K 3/1 1,424 1951 0
847 CATHEDRAL RD Absentee individual $353K —/— 1,183 1969 0
848 CATHEDRAL RD Bought for $270K in 2018. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Absentee individual $376K 3/1 1,199 1969 1
849 CATHEDRAL RD Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. Owner-occupied $361K —/— 1,328 1969 0
850 CATHEDRAL RD Vacant land, last sold for $165K in 2002. Owner-occupied $607K 3/1 2,140 2004 2
851 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $369K —/— 1,400 1969 0
852 CATHEDRAL RD Bought for $210K in 2013, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $480K in 2024 (+129%). Owner-occupied $392K 3/1 1,416 1969 4
853 CATHEDRAL RD Owner-occupied $363K —/— 1,183 1969 1
855 CATHEDRAL RD Traded 2×: $119K in 2000 → $228K in 2015 (+91%). Owner-occupied $390K 3/1 1,649 1969 2

Neighborhood

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Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

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