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Philadelphia1100 block of Morefield RdJuly 9, 2026

House report

1171 Morefield Rd

1 story · 1,201 sqft · RSA2 · built 1961

Owner-occupied · assessed $363K · sold 1×. On the 1100 block of Morefield Rd.

Street view of 1171 Morefield Rd
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Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

What to do with this

The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.

If you’re buying

Built 1961: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

Zoned RSA2: one household by right

Single-family (semi-detached). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.

If you own it

5 open violations: the clock matters

L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days — just 6 days if a property is designated UNSAFE or IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS. Left unresolved, the city can do the work itself, bill the owner (routinely $50,000+ on a rowhouse), lien the property, and add court fines of $300+/day.

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$363K
built 1961
Price / sq ft
$302
block $262 · above block
Appreciation
+104%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$364K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$4K
1.01% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
1

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2004: Sold $140K2017: 2 L&I violations2024: 2 L&I violations2025: 3 L&I violations2026: Appeal complete 2026: 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE$363K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trailHistory

sold $140K (2004); 2 L&I violations (2017); 2 L&I violations (2024); 3 L&I violations (2025); Appeal complete (2026); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026).

  1. 2004 $140KSold
  2. 2017 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2024 2 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2025 3 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2026 Appeal completeZoning2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I

Flags: 5 open L&I violations · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Stories
1
Interior
1,201 sqft
livable area
Lot
5,167 sqft
Basement
Partial
city code H
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA2
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
complete 2026

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 1171 Morefield Rd takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this house's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$363K
20%
6.875%
$3K/mo

When this house last sold (2004) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.84% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
—
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes from this parcel's record.

Next door: 1173 Morefield Rd  ·  1175 Morefield Rd

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.

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