8862 Norwood Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2711 $1,340,000

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Beds/Baths: 3/1.1
Interior Sq. Ft: 1,823
Acreage: 0.37
Age:99 years
Style:
Cape Cod
MLS#: PAPH2414174
Subdivision: Chestnut Hill
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Charming Cape Cod in Chestnut Hill – A Rare Jewel Awaits! Discover the joy of owning a completely renovated, picture-perfect brick Cape Cod home nestled on a coveted cul-de-sac in the heart of Chestnut Hill. This stunning property on the spectacular Norwood Avenue offers a bright, open floor plan, thoughtfully designed with exceptional upgrades throughout. Step onto the brand new flagstone walkway and into the welcoming oversized foyer, which seamlessly connects you to every corner of this beautiful home. The spacious living room boasts refinished oak flooring and a cozy gas fireplace, creating the perfect ambiance for gatherings. French doors lead to a charming patio, ideal for outdoor entertaining. The dining room flows effortlessly into a breathtaking kitchen, designed and built by Conestoga Kitchen. Featuring top-of-the-line Miele appliances, a Sub Zero refrigerator, a built-in steamer oven, quartz countertops with matching backsplash, and a center island with a prep sink, this kitchen is a chef’s dream. Abundant cabinetry offers both style and functionality. Step from the kitchen into the attached two-car garage adding convenience. The first floor also includes a well-appointed bedroom with fantastic closet space, a dedicated home office, and a stylish half bath featuring a custom walnut vanity and elegant Galbraith & Paul wallpaper. Ascend the stairs with artisan railing, crafted by Bradford Woodworking, to find an oversized main bedroom filled with natural light, plus another spacious bedroom that leads to a luxurious custom bath with a walnut vanity, beautiful tile work, and heated radiant floors. The home is equipped with central air and new mini-split systems for comfort year-round. The expansive unfinished basement offers plenty of potential for customization, complete with laundry facilities and walk-out access to the backyard. Outside, the home’s curb appeal is undeniable, featuring brick construction, James Hardie siding, solid copper gutters, and a fully fenced private yard. Enjoy the flagstone patio and beautifully landscaped gardens with mature specimen plantings. Located just a short walk from the Wissahickon trails, train station, and the vibrant shops and restaurants of Chestnut Hill, this exceptional home truly has it all. If you adore Cape Cod style and a modern touch, don’t miss your chance to make this gorgeous brick home in a serene setting yours—an extraordinary opportunity in a truly special location! Schedule your private tour today and experience the charm for yourself!

Primary Bed: 20 X 16 - Upper 1
Bedroom 2: 22 X 15 - Upper 1
Primary Bath: Upper 1
Foyer: 12 X 11 - Main
Living Room: 19 X 12 - Main
Dining Room: 12 X 12 - Main
Kitchen: 16 X 12 - Main
Bedroom 3: 15 X 11 - Main
Office: 12 X 11 - Main
Bathroom 2: Main
Taxes: $8,573
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: Y
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: The School District Of Philadelphia

Features

Utilities
90% Forced Air, , Electric, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Ductless/Mini-Split, Electric, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, On Site Septic, Basement Laundry, Hookup Laundry

Garage/Parking
Attached Garage, Driveway, Garage - Front Entry, Private Parking, Attached Garage Spaces #: 2;

Interior
Built-Ins, Crown Moldings, Kitchen - Island, Recessed Lighting, Wood Floors, Unfinished Basement, Basement Walkout Stairs, Tile/Brick Flooring, Solid Hardwood Flooring, Brick Fireplace, Gas/Propane Fireplace, Fireplace Insert

Exterior
Block Foundation, Architectural Shingle Roof, Brick Exterior, Patio(s), Porch(es), Roof Deck, Extensive Hardscape, Exterior Lighting, Stone Retaining Walls

Lot
Privacy Fence

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Public Elementary (46 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 0.64 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 0.7 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 1.78 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 1.82 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.99 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.26 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.47 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 2.52 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 2.56 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 2.6 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 2.79 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.81 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.83 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 2.99 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.01 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.04 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 3.16 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 3.22 mi
Lingelbach Anna L School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.24 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 3.52 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.56 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 3.73 mi
Cook-Wissahickon School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.05 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.05 mi
Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary Mastery Charter School John Wister Elementary K–5 Philadelphia 4.07 mi
Pennell Joseph School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.17 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.22 mi
Ridge Park Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.28 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 4.3 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.3 mi
Kelly John B School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.4 mi
Fitler Academics Plus Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.5 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 4.54 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.6 mi
Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.62 mi
Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Fort Washington 4.67 mi
Logan James School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.71 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.72 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 4.8 mi
Mifflin Thomas School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.8 mi
Conshohocken Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.82 mi
Roslyn School Abington School District K–5 Roslyn 4.92 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 4.95 mi
Plymouth Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Plymouth Meeting 4.99 mi
Shady Grove Elementary School Wissahickon School District K–5 Ambler 4.99 mi
Wissahickon Charter School Wissahickon Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 5 mi

Public Middle (9 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 1.84 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 2.91 mi
Amy NW Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.46 mi
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 3.94 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 3.98 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 4.25 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.6 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.94 mi
Abington Middle School Abington School District 6–8 Abington 4.99 mi

Public High (17 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 1.7 mi
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 2.11 mi
Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.25 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 2.49 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 2.79 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.02 mi
Roxborough High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.05 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.19 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 3.3 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 3.7 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 3.75 mi
Mastery Cs-Pickett Campus Mastery CS-Pickett Campus 6–12 Philadelphia 3.77 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 4.34 mi
Central High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.47 mi
Girls High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.58 mi
Widener Memorial School Philadelphia City School District K–12 Philadelphia 4.6 mi
Abington Senior High School Abington School District 9–12 Abington 4.78 mi

Private (71 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.17 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.17 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 0.17 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 0.36 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 0.42 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 0.55 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 1.17 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.32 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 1.39 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 1.44 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 1.49 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.55 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 1.66 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 1.77 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 1.84 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 2.27 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 2.37 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.48 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 2.52 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.52 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 2.68 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.71 mi
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 2.79 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.9 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 2.98 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 3.02 mi
Roxborough Christian School Presbyterian Preschool–6 Philadelphia 3.05 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 3.06 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 3.14 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 3.16 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 3.22 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 3.22 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.37 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 3.42 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 3.42 mi
Lotus Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.42 mi
Small World Discovery Center Nonsectarian K Philadelphia 3.53 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 3.53 mi
Chelten Christian Crusade Little People Day School Roman Catholic Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.55 mi
The Waldorf School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.58 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 3.77 mi
Cb Community Schools Nonsectarian Ungraded Philadelphia 3.77 mi
Camelot Education Nonsectarian K–7 Philadelphia 3.79 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 3.82 mi
Greene Street Friends School Friends Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.86 mi
Anthony Wayne Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Philadelphia 3.87 mi
Plymouth Meeting Friends School Friends Preschool–6 Plymouth Meeting 3.88 mi
Y.A.L.E. School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 3.89 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 3.89 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 3.91 mi
Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.91 mi
Germantown Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.96 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 3.98 mi
Gfs Friends K–12 Philadelphia 4 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 4.03 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 4.07 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 4.16 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.21 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 4.25 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 4.27 mi
William Penn Charter Mennonite Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.27 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 4.27 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 4.28 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 4.32 mi
The Depaul Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.55 mi
Martin Luther School Nonsectarian K–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.62 mi
The Gladwyne Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Gladwyne 4.85 mi
Holy Rosary Regional Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Plymouth Meeting 4.89 mi
Abington Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Jenkintown 4.98 mi
A Step Up Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Jenkintown 4.99 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Philadelphia (19118), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 35
  • Average salary of people in this community: $83,918

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 3,362
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.16
  • Households w/ Children: 39%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 2,022 (42.9%)
  • Rented: 2,481 (52.6%)
  • Vacant: 215 (4.6%)
  • Total: 4,718

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: 10,884
Households: 4,503
Median Age: 45.70

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.

Temperature

Education

Highest Level of Education Attained

  • Less than 9th Grade: 1.0%
  • Some High School: 2.5%
  • High School Graduate: 11.4%
  • Some College: 13.9%
  • Associate Degree: 4.3%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 27.1%
  • Graduate Degree: 39.8%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $89,422

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: $1,213
  • One Bedroom: $1,320
  • Two Bedroom: $1,620
  • Three Bedroom: $1,960
  • Four Bedroom: $2,365

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8862 Norwood Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118-2711

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