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Philadelphia700 block of S Hicks StJuly 9, 2026

House report

747 S Hicks St

2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,200 sqft · RM1 · built 1926

Owner-occupied · assessed $544K · sold 6×. On the 700 block of S Hicks St.

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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 1926: 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.

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
$544K
built 1926
Price / sq ft
$454
block $420 · above block
Appreciation
+66%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$546K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$6K
1.14% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
6

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2002: Sold $5K 2004: Sold $68K 2005: Sold $1.3M 2006: Sold $335K 2012: Sold $325K2021: Sold $421K2023: Change of Use$544K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trailImproved

Bought for $5K in 2002. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2023.

  1. 2002 $5KSold
  2. 2004 $68KSold
  3. 2005 $1.3MSold
  4. 2006 $335KSold
  5. 2012 $325KSold
  6. 2021 $421KSold
  7. 2023 Change of UsePermit

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.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,200 sqft
livable area
Lot
800 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 747 S Hicks St 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.

$544K
20%
6.875%
$4K/mo

When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — 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: 749 S Hicks St  ·  751 S Hicks St

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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