Philadelphia property report

800 block of Watkins St

A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 1 open code violation.

The typical home here is up 94% since 2016, now about $279K. Property taxes are climbing about 6% a year.

Every parcel on the block, colored by who owns it. Tap a parcel for the owner and its city record.
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By the Numbers

Median home value
$279K
34 homes of 34 parcels
ZIP median $259K
Price / sq ft
$266
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
1.2×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$275K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $279K
Tax / yr
$3K
typical · up to $6K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
5 of 34
$29K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
76%
26 of 34
city 48%
Rentals
18%
6 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▼ block 3% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
No match
no parcels listed in snapshot
▼ block 0% · city 9%
Record caveats
1
of 34 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
+2%
value · tax +$14
5 years
+42%
value · tax +$679
10 years
+94%
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 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 $279K — about 1.2× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19148 median of $259K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19148 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19148Philadelphia
Median home value$279K$259K$230K
Owner-occupied35%44%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 71 reported crimes (about 6 a month, 30% of them violent) and 394 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
71
about 6/month · 30% violent
311 requests · 12mo
394
about 33/month · 54 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults18
Motor Vehicle Theft15
Thefts15
Theft from Vehicle8
Fraud6
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief4

Top 311 complaints

Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection77
Salting63
Street Defect34
Abandoned Vehicle32
Maintenance Complaint32
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
Southwark
1835 S 9th St · 889 students
High · 9-12
South Philadelphia HS
2101 S Broad St · 647 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$279K2016: $144K2017: $144K2018: $144K2019: $181K2020: $197K2021: $197K2022: $197K2023: $243K2024: $243K2025: $273K2026: $273K2027: $279K2016202020232027

▲ +94% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$2,500$5,000$3,0522016: $1,6872017: $1,6872018: $1,6872019: $2,1142020: $2,2782021: $2,2782022: $2,3732023: $2,4802024: $2,7312025: $3,0042026: $3,0382027: $3,0522016202020232027

▲ +81% since 2016 · ~+6%/yr

5
5 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 $28,885. 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.

18 homes pay the full 1.40%16 pay less
$1,193pays now $4,017at the full rate

One large gap: 812 Watkins St has a $1,193/year assessment-based estimate on $287K assessed value — about 30% of the $4,017 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 +6.2% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

9510025020162019202220252027This block 194 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $194 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.

Annualized return
+6.2%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+94%
since 2016
Net rental yield
6.4%
est., after tax carry
Total return
+12.6%/yr
price + net rent
Real return
+9.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
-0.3 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 51 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 7 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$250K$500K2004201020162022
51arm's-length sales since 1999
1times the typical home has sold
5most sales for a single property
7homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 34 parcels

Owner-occupied: 26Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 7 34parcels
  • Owner-occupied 26
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 7

Value distribution today

5 parcels4 parcels4 parcels2 parcels6 parcels8 parcels5 parcels
$218K$314K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
Czre LLC11$247K2207 Concord Pike, Wilmington DE, 19803phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

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 34 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

AddressOwnershipValue & trendBd/BaSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
802 WATKINS ST Bought for $85K in 2006, alterations permit in 2019, sold for $375K in 2025 (+341%). Owner-occupied $296K 2/2 1,232 1925 5
804 WATKINS ST Investor / LLC $247K 2/1 756 1920 1 licensed rental
806 WATKINS ST Owner-occupied $256K 3/1 924 1920 0
808 WATKINS ST Bought for $220K in 2021. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $279K 3/2 1,092 1920 1 licensed rental
810 WATKINS ST Bought for $80K in 2005, plumbing permit in 2011, sold for $105K in 2011 (+31%). Owner-occupied $271K 2/1 952 1905 3 licensed rental
812 WATKINS ST Owner-occupied $292K 3/1 1,198 1920 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
814 WATKINS ST Bought for $69K in 2001. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2009. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,162 1920 3 licensed rental
815 WATKINS ST built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $44K in 2002. Owner-occupied $218K 2/1 702 1920 1 assessment exemption · basis unverified
816 WATKINS ST Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $287K 3/1 1,162 1920 0
817 WATKINS ST built new under a 2007 permit, sold for $130K in 2021. Absentee individual $314K 2/1 702 1920 1 licensed rental
818 WATKINS ST Bought for $365K in 2017. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2017. Owner-occupied $359K 2/2 1,092 1920 2
819 WATKINS ST Bought for $61K in 2012, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $173K in 2013 (+183%). Owner-occupied $218K 2/1 702 1920 2
820 WATKINS ST built new under a 2009 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $289K 3/1 1,172 1920 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
821 WATKINS ST built new under a 2007 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Owner-occupied $218K 2/1 702 1920 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
822 WATKINS ST Owner-occupied $289K 3/1 1,172 1920 1
823 WATKINS ST Bought for $53K in 2003, alteration permit in 2019, sold for $335K in 2022 (+532%). Owner-occupied $314K 2/1 702 1920 4
824 WATKINS ST Bought for $50K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. Owner-occupied $284K 3/1 1,134 1920 2
825 WATKINS ST Owner pulled a bathroom & kitchen remodel permit in 2026. Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 786 1920 0
826 WATKINS ST built new (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $76K in 2002. Owner-occupied $275K 3/1 1,066 1920 1 assessment exemption · basis unverified
827 WATKINS ST Bought for $47K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2013, sold for $260K in 2022 (+453%). Owner-occupied $253K 3/1 1,038 1920 4
828 WATKINS ST Bought for $28K in 2001. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. Absentee individual $267K 2/1 1,006 1920 2
829 WATKINS ST Owner-occupied $236K 3/1 936 1920 1
830 WATKINS ST Bought for $258K in 2013. Owner pulled a mechanical permit in 2013. Owner-occupied $386K 3/1 1,260 1920 2
831 WATKINS ST Absentee individual $218K 2/1 702 1920 1
832 WATKINS ST Bought for $59K in 2013. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. Absentee individual $300K 3/2 1,068 1920 2 licensed rental
833 WATKINS ST Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 942 1920 0
834 WATKINS ST Absentee individual $302K 3/1 1,284 1920 1
835 WATKINS ST Traded 2×: $66K in 2002 → $107K in 2010 (+63%). Owner-occupied $237K 3/1 702 1920 2
836 WATKINS ST Traded 2×: $27K in 2001 → $45K in 2002 (+68%). Owner-occupied $293K 3/1 1,212 1920 2
837 WATKINS ST sold $210K (2023); L&I violation (2026). Absentee individual $218K 2/1 702 1920 1 1 viol
839 WATKINS ST Traded 2×: $60K in 2003 → $129K in 2014 (+115%). Owner-occupied $259K 2/1 864 1920 2
841 WATKINS ST Owner-occupied $282K 3/1 864 1920 1
843 WATKINS ST Owner-occupied $280K 3/1 1,150 1920 1
845 WATKINS ST Traded 2×: $16K in 1999 → $135K in 2007 (+723%). Owner-occupied $280K 3/2 1,150 1920 2

Neighborhood

Median income
$149K
household
Own vs. rent
72%
owner-occupied
Median age
41.7
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, 3:00 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.