Haverford Township School District, Delaware County, PA
Havertown
Performance Tier
Below Average
Median Sold
$527,500
Avg. Appreciation
105%
Avg. $ Gain
$259,480
2025 Sales
40
High Activity
Compared to the Haverford Township district average, Havertown is
underperforming by 13%.
Based on 33 years of public sales records across 2418 neighborhoods in 4 counties.
About
Havertown is an unincorporated community in Haverford Township, Delaware County, approximately nine miles west of Center City Philadelphia, whose postal identity dates only to January 1, 1946—before that, the area operated as nine distinct communities (Bon Air, Brookline, Penfield, Beechwood, Llanerch, Manoa, Oakmont, Coopertown, and Ardmore). The township itself was founded by Welsh Quakers in 1681 on land purchased from William Penn, and three properties within Havertown—the Grange Estate (a Gothic Revival mansion added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976), the Federal School, and the Lawrence Cabin—remain on that Register today. The housing stock spans early-20th-century brick Colonials and Craftsman-era twins through post-WWII Cape Cods and Dutchs; sidewalks, tree-lined streets, and the Haverford Heritage Trail provide on-foot connectivity, while SEPTA bus service and the Beechwood-Brookline station on the SEPTA Metro (formerly Norristown High Speed Line) give residents rail access to the 69th Street Transit Center and onward to Center City.
Specifications
Home Stock
The predominant styles are brick Colonial, Dutch Colonial, Craftsman bungalow, and Cape Cod, reflecting successive waves of development from the early 1900s through the post-WWII suburban expansion. Twin/semi-detached pairs—built in brick and stone common to Delaware County—appear throughout Llanerch, Brookline, and Manoa. Some blocks display Wissahickon schist stone-and-mortar exteriors. The community has no single builder; organic development by multiple small contractors over roughly 60 years produced the varied streetscape.
Location & Access
West Chester Pike (Pennsylvania Route 3) is the primary east-west commercial spine. North Eagle Road and Darby Road are major north-south collector roads connecting to US Route 30, I-476 (Blue Route), and US Route 1. Haverford Road is among the earliest roads in the township, with origins dating to 1687–1703.
Location Anchors
What Makes This Distinct
Havertown carries a documented environmental liability: the Havertown PCP Superfund site on Eagle Road—a former National Wood Preservers wood-treatment facility that operated from 1947 to 1991—remains on the National Priorities List; as of December 2024, the EPA is constructing a new $21.5 million water treatment plant after finding pentachlorophenol contamination in bedrock groundwater up to 400 feet deep, with institutional controls in place restricting certain land uses at the site perimeter. Buyers evaluating properties in proximity to Eagle Road and West Hillcrest Avenue should request EPA site disclosures and review the Haverford Township fact sheet before making an offer.
For Buyers & Sellers
If You’re Buying
$528k median price point. historically strong appreciation. move fast – homes go quickly. high turnover means more inventory.
If You’re Selling
Strong appreciation – sellers gained $259k on average. properties doubled in value (105% gain). homes selling quickly (quickly). median sale price $528k.
Worth Asking
Have you considered that Havertown’s postal name was created in 1946 and that properties within ZIP 19083 can sit in sub-communities with meaningfully different lot sizes, school assignments within the district, and proximity to the active Superfund remediation site—meaning two homes a half-mile apart may have very different structural profiles even though both carry the Havertown address?
Common Questions
Which elementary school serves most of the Havertown (19083) ZIP code?
Lynnewood Elementary is the most common elementary school assignment in the public sales data for 19083. It is a public K–5 school operated by the School District of Haverford Township, located at 1400 Lawrence Road in Havertown. Niche rates it A- overall; SchoolDigger ranks it among the top 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, and the Haverford Township School District as a whole ranks 14th out of 606 Pennsylvania districts. School boundary assignments can change; buyers should verify their specific parcel’s assignment directly with the district at haverford.k12.pa.us before making enrollment-dependent decisions.
Is there an HOA in Havertown?
No community-wide HOA governs Havertown. It is an unincorporated community within Haverford Township, administered by the township’s Board of Commissioners under a home-rule charter in place since 1977. Individual condominium buildings or planned developments within 19083 may carry their own association documents, so buyers should review the seller’s disclosure and request any recorded declaration of covenants for the specific property.
What is the Havertown Superfund site and should buyers be concerned?
The Havertown PCP Superfund site is a 12-to-15-acre former wood-treatment facility on Eagle Road that operated from 1947 to 1991 and was placed on EPA’s National Priorities List in 1983. Groundwater treatment has been ongoing since 2001; cleanup actions since 2020 have eliminated known surface contamination, and multiple rounds of vapor testing have not found accumulation of contaminant gases in residential buildings over the affected area. However, in 2023 the EPA found PCP contamination at depths up to 400 feet in bedrock, prompting construction of a new $21.5 million treatment plant. Institutional controls remain in place restricting certain land uses at the site. The EPA, Pennsylvania DEP, and Haverford Township continue active monitoring. Buyers purchasing near Eagle Road and West Hillcrest Avenue should review the Haverford Township PCP fact sheet (available at haverfordtownship.org) and the EPA site profile, and may wish to consult an environmental attorney.
Items to Verify with Your Agent
A few specifics on this page are sourced from secondary aggregators or older filings. Confirm before relying:
- Approx Homes — No verified total residential unit count for the Havertown (19083) community found in public records. Census data covers Haverford Township as a whole (approx. 13,328 households per one source), not the Havertown postal area alone. Left null to avoid fabrication.
- Builder — No single builder. Havertown developed organically through multiple small contractors across several decades (early 1900s through 1960s+). Setting to null is accurate.
- Hoa Name — No community-wide HOA exists. Havertown is an unincorporated community governed by Haverford Township. Individual condo complexes within 19083 may have their own associations; none identified as community-wide.
- Interior Sqft Range Text — Derived from active public records listing data sampled from Compass, Zillow, and RealtyTrac for 19083; not from a single authoritative source. Range is representative but not statistically verified.
- Lot Character Text — Lot size data inferred from individual listing data (RealtyTrac, Compass) for 19083; lot sizes vary substantially by sub-community. No single comprehensive township-wide lot size dataset was identified.
- Avg Year Built — Public records structural data shows average year built of 1944, which is plausible for an unincorporated community that experienced its peak residential development between the 1920s and 1950s. No anomaly flagged—this is consistent with the documented post-WWII suburban expansion and early-20th-century sub-community formation.
School District
Havertown is served by the Haverford Township School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Haverford Township School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · Delaware County Recorder · en.wikipedia.org · havtrail.com · longandfoster.com · mainlineparent.com · designedeep.com · homes.com · rosevalleyappraisal.com · cumulis.epa.gov · delco.today · haverfordtownship.org · niche.com · schooldigger.com · grokipedia.com · philadelphiaencyclopedia.org · haverford.k12.pa.us · havtwp.org
Data refreshed: April 25, 2026 (median sold, appreciation, performance tiers, narratives) · Content reviewed: April 25, 2026 (overview, structural insight, FAQs)
The Cyr Team · 2418 neighborhoods · 4 counties · 33 years of public sales records