8724 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128-1123 $385,000

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Beds/Baths: 3/2
Interior Sq. Ft: 1,970
Acreage: 0.14
Age:63 years
Style:
Cape Cod, Split Level
MLS#: PAPH2369700
Subdivision: Andorra
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Elegantly perched in the coveted Andorra neighborhood, this charming detached home at 8724 Wissahickon Ave, offers the perfect blend of suburban tranquility and city convenience. With 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a layout designed for comfortable living and entertaining, this property promises an enviable lifestyle for its new owners. As you step inside, you're greeted by hardwood floors that span the Living Room and Dining Room, drawing your eyes to the lovely bay window in the front of the home - the perfect backdrop for family gatherings and cozy evenings. The heart of this home is undoubtedly the oversized eat-in kitchen, bathed in natural light, boasting granite countertops, and offering vast prep and storage space for culinary enthusiasts. Adjacent to the kitchen is the family room, a warm and welcoming space featuring a fireplace, creating an inviting atmosphere for relaxation and enjoyment. Venture outside to discover a delightful fenced yard, an oasis for outdoor entertaining and gardening. The home's layout thoughtfully spreads across multiple levels. The first upper level comprises 2 bedrooms and a full bathroom, offering privacy and comfort. The third floor offer versatility, boasting an ensuite bathroom and a bonus area that can serve as a home office, gym, or guest suite, catering to your unique needs and aspirations. The lower level adds practicality with a semi-finished space and dedicated laundry room, complete with extra storage for ease and efficiency. Just around the corner is Houston Playground, featuring sport fields, playgrounds, and a splash pad, while the nearby trails to Forbidden Drive/Wissahickon Park offer nature and adventure. Plus, easy access to local shops, public transportation, and major roadways, you're perfectly positioned for both the calm of suburbia and the buzz of city life.

Family Room: Main
Living Room: Main
Dining Room: Main
Kitchen: Main
Taxes: $4,809
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Buyer Agency Comp*: 2.5 % Of Gross
Garage: N
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: Philadelphia City
*The listing broker's offer of compensation is made only to participants of BrightMLS

Features

Utilities
Forced Air Heating, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Electric, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, Public Sewer, Basement Laundry

Garage/Parking
On Street

Interior
Breakfast Area, Family Room Off Kitchen, Kitchen - Eat-In, Skylight(s), Wood Floors, Partially Finished Basement, Carpet Flooring, Tile/Brick Flooring, Solid Hardwood Flooring, Brick Fireplace, Bay/Bow Windows, Skylights

Exterior
Pitched Roof, Masonry, Deck(s)

Lot
Fully Fenced

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The schools on this list are selected by their proximity of up to 5 miles to the property address. Proximity does not guarantee enrollment eligibility. Please contact the school directly for more information on enrollment requirements.
* If there are more than 5 schools of any type within a close proximity, click on the button to see additional schools of that type near the search address.

Public Elementary (39 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.26 mi
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.69 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 1.8 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 1.99 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.21 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 2.27 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.57 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.64 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 2.83 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 3.12 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.16 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 3.21 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.24 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.25 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.37 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 3.41 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.47 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 3.54 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.55 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.58 mi
Conshohocken Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 3.65 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 3.67 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 3.82 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 3.98 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.01 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 4.13 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 4.17 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 4.35 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 4.48 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.48 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.48 mi
Plymouth Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Plymouth Meeting 4.52 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.62 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.67 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.74 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.78 mi
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School K–4 Philadelphia 4.78 mi
Merion Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Merion Station 4.84 mi
Wissahickon Charter School Wissahickon Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.98 mi

Public Middle (6 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 2.89 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 3 mi
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 3.18 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 3.89 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 4.12 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 4.75 mi

Public High (15 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 1.09 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 1.55 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.28 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 2.8 mi
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 3.02 mi
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 3.16 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.76 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.84 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.96 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 4.1 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 4.43 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.47 mi
Harriton Senior High School Lower Merion School District 9–12 Bryn Mawr 4.73 mi
Lower Merion High School Lower Merion School District 9–12 Ardmore 4.75 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.98 mi

Private (76 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.33 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 0.9 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 1.16 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.26 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.26 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.44 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.44 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.47 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 1.81 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 1.83 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 1.83 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 1.84 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 1.88 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 2.09 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 2.38 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 2.38 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 2.46 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 2.46 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 2.74 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 2.8 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 2.87 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 2.96 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 3.04 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 3.06 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.08 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.16 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.2 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 3.3 mi
The Gladwyne Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Gladwyne 3.44 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.56 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.61 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.62 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 3.71 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.71 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.79 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 3.88 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.94 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.95 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 4 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 4.03 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.04 mi
The Gateway School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Wynnewood 4.04 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.06 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.08 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 4.11 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.11 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.16 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 4.19 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 4.21 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 4.22 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.28 mi
Waldron Mercy Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Merion Station 4.28 mi
Gan Chabad Of The Main Line Jewish Preschool–K Merion Station 4.28 mi
Childrens School At St Johns Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.3 mi
Merion Mercy Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Merion Station 4.35 mi
The Mesivta High School Of Greater Phila Jewish 9–12 Bala Cynwyd 4.37 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 4.41 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 4.42 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.42 mi
I S Kosloff Torah Academy High School For Girls Jewish 9–12 Bala Cynwyd 4.43 mi
St Margaret School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Narberth 4.43 mi
Main Line Reform Temple School For Early Childhood Jewish Preschool–K Wynnewood 4.47 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 4.5 mi
Bala Cynwyd School For Young Children Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.52 mi
Martin Luther School Nonsectarian K–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.55 mi
The Bala House Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.6 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.62 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 4.66 mi
Kohelet Yeshiva High School Jewish 9–12 Merion Station 4.67 mi
French International School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.68 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 4.74 mi
Temple Adath Israelearlychildhood Center Jewish Preschool–K Merion Station 4.74 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.78 mi
Holy Rosary Regional Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.82 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.86 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 4.93 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Philadelphia (19128), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 32
  • Average salary of people in this community: $57,876

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 5,258
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.29
  • Households w/ Children: 35%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 9,518 (54.5%)
  • Rented: 6,818 (39.0%)
  • Vacant: 1,142 (6.5%)
  • Total: 17,478

Population Demographics

The population of the community broken down by age group. The numbers at the top of each bar indicate the number of people in the age bracket below.

Total: 37,644
Households: 16,336
Median Age: 35.30

Climate and Weather

The Temperature chart displays average high and low values for January and July, and is designed to provide an indication of both seasonal and daily temperature variability. The Weather Risk Index indicates the calculated risk of each type of weather event occurring in the future. This risk is based on historical localized storm events and weather patterns. The national average for each type of weather event equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the national average.

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Education

Highest Level of Education Attained

  • Less than 9th Grade: 1.1%
  • Some High School: 4.7%
  • High School Graduate: 23.0%
  • Some College: 13.8%
  • Associate Degree: 6.1%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 31.0%
  • Graduate Degree: 20.4%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $74,564

Fair Market Rents

The Fair Market Rents show average gross rent estimates based on figures provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • Studio: $984
  • One Bedroom: $1,129
  • Two Bedroom: $1,381
  • Three Bedroom: $1,840
  • Four Bedroom: $2,175

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8724 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128-1123

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