House report

447 W School House Ln

3 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,152 sqft · RM3 · built 1980

Owner-occupancy signal · assessed $199K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $224K · sold 2×. On the 400 block of W School House Ln.

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Property summary

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$1,390/year

2026 taxable assessment $99,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $224,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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OPA 124078502
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Permit on record

Record summary

$86K transfer recorded in 2002. Alteration permit recorded in 2019.

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Assessment and tax history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.

Assessed value
$199,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $224,300 · built 1980
Price / sq ft
$195
block $180 · above block
Assessment change
+51%
+4%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +13% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,390
0.7% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Times sold
2

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500KZIP 19144 median$224K200220072012201720222027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 medianAssessmentDeed / salePermit

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Every dated record3 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlteration
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $143K
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $86K

The paper trail

$86K transfer recorded in 2002. Alteration permit recorded in 2019.

  1. 2002 $86KTransfer
  2. 2006 $143KTransfer
  3. 2019 AlterationPermit

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Browse 3 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. PermitAlteration

    Permit 951006 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE EXT'G EXTERIOR CHIMNEY REPAIR WALL AS NECESSARY AND REPLACE ENTIRE SHINGLE ROOF USING MANUFACTURER'S REUIREMENTS AND EZ PERMIT STANDARDS

  2. Recorded transfer$143K transfer

    2006

  3. Recorded transfer$86K transfer

    2002

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit touching roof work. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

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The property, on paper

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

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,152 sqft
livable area
Lot
3,417 sqft
Heat
Radiant
city code G
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM3
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 447 W School House Ln takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$224K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2019) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.94% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Estimated cash needed
down + 4% planning allowance
Modeled cash flow
rent − shown costs · /mo
Modeled cap rate
modeled NOI ÷ price
Modeled cash-on-cash
modeled year-1 return

Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.

Block context

447 W School House Ln sits on the 400 block of W School House Ln. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 11, 2026, 4:25 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. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “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.

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