House report

5843 Ellsworth St

3 bd1 ba1,022 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$126K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$100K$200KZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$130K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentPermit

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

Every dated record6 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. PermitBathroom & Kitchen Remodel
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  4. PermitRoof Covering Replacement
  5. PermitAlteration
  6. PermitMajor alteration

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $312 with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$364/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $26,000 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $130,400. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 033132200
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

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

Historical delinquency sources Record found

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

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $311.86 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$311.86 total · $202.45 principal · $3.04 interest · $2.02 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Interior
1,022 sqft livable area
Lot
953 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

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

Block context

5800 block of Ellsworth St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 6 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2026-001815 · Issued

    For interior and exterior alterations to an existing attached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work. Basement to remain non-habitable, to be used for storage and utilities only. No structural work beyond the replacement of the basement staircase.

  2. PermitBathroom & Kitchen Remodel

    Permit PP-2026-002107 · Completed

    Replace tub, toilet, lavatory and underfloor piping per EZ standards.

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2025-004873 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Replace existing boiler only, in like & kind, with new 95% 79K BTU boiler. Using existing supply and return pipes.

  4. PermitRoof Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2025-000970 · Expired

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  5. PermitAlteration

    Permit 286294 · COMPLETED

    CONVERT WOOD PORCH TO CONCRETE PORCH, 4" CONCRETE W/ #4 REBAR

  6. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 275357 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE SIDING AND CAPPING FROM FRONT PORCH AREA. INSTALL 6 NEW ROOF RAFTERS IN KIND. REPLACE EXISTING PORCH BEAM WITH TRIPLE 2X10 BEAM. INSTALL NEW RUBER ROOF ON PORCH. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS DESCRIPTIVE PERMIT. WORK EXCEEDING THAT STATED ABOVE WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF THREE SETS OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 8:22 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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