Marple Newtown School District, Delaware County, PA
Saint Albans
Performance Tier
Above Average
Median Sold
$670,000
Avg. Appreciation
103%
Avg. $ Gain
$365,100
2025 Sales
7
Low Activity
Compared to the Marple Newtown district average, Saint Albans is
outperforming by 12%.
Based on 33 years of public sales records across 2418 neighborhoods in 4 counties.
About
Saint Albans is a detached single-family neighborhood in Newtown Township, Delaware County, built primarily during the 1950s and 1960s with a median construction year of approximately 1957. Homes on lots near two-fifths of an acre carry 3–4 bedrooms and full basements, and the neighborhood has no recorded homeowners association. Greer Park — a 6.36-acre township park located on Winding Way within the Saint Albans section — provides a pond fed by Foxes Run (a tributary of Darby Creek), a playground, picnic areas with grills, and a passive recreation walking trail, all maintained by Newtown Township.
Specifications
Home Stock
Detached single-family homes constructed primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. Most carry 3–4 bedrooms and 1.5–2.5 bathrooms. Full basements are standard; one- or two-car attached garages appear on a significant share of the stock. No single builder is associated with the neighborhood’s organic mid-century development.
Location & Access
Goshen Road and Route 252 (North Newtown Street Road) are the primary arterials bounding the neighborhood. Route 3 (West Chester Pike) and Route 476 (the Blue Route) are accessible within a few minutes, providing regional connections to the Main Line corridor, Media, West Chester, and Center City Philadelphia.
Location Anchors
What Makes This Distinct
Because no HOA governs Saint Albans, there are no shared dues, no architectural review board, and no restrictions layered on top of township zoning — meaning a buyer’s cost structure and property-modification rights differ materially from those in neighboring HOA communities such as Liseter or Earles Lake.
For Buyers & Sellers
If You’re Buying
$670k median price point. historically strong appreciation. move fast – homes go quickly.
If You’re Selling
Strong appreciation – sellers gained $365k on average. properties doubled in value (103% gain). homes selling quickly (quickly). median sale price $670k.
Worth Asking
Have you considered that a mid-century neighborhood without an HOA can cut carrying costs, but it also means the condition of adjacent properties is governed solely by township code enforcement — so what does a methodical block-by-block walk-through tell you about how individual owners have maintained their lots?
Common Questions
What schools serve homes in Saint Albans?
Saint Albans falls within the Marple Newtown School District. The most common elementary assignment is Culbertson Elementary School (grades K–5), located at 3530 Goshen Road in Newtown Square. Students then progress to Paxon Hollow Middle School and Marple Newtown Senior High School. School boundary assignments can change; buyers should verify directly with the Marple Newtown School District before relying on any third-party mapping.
Is there a homeowners association in Saint Albans?
Public records show no active homeowners association for Saint Albans, and individual property listings confirm ‘HOA Y/N: N.’ This is an organic mid-century neighborhood with no shared-amenity structure or mandatory dues. Buyers should still review any recorded deed restrictions with a title attorney, as older covenants occasionally survive even where no active HOA exists.
What park or open space is closest to Saint Albans?
Greer Park (also called Winding Way Park) sits directly within the Saint Albans section of Newtown Square at 3553 Winding Way. The 6.36-acre township park includes a pond with a footbridge over Foxes Run, a playground, picnic areas with barbecue grills, and a passive walking trail. The park is owned and maintained by Newtown Township. A master plan process, funded by state grants from DCNR and DCED, produced a redevelopment blueprint approved in 2021 to restore the stream, add eco-friendly walking paths, and install age-appropriate playground equipment.
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 authoritative source (county parcel data, plat map, or builder records) provides a total unit count for Saint Albans. LivingPlaces.com lists the neighborhood but does not publish a home count. Left null rather than estimate.
- Builder — Saint Albans developed organically across the 1950s and 1960s with no single developer or builder identified in any accessible source. Multiple individual builders likely contributed over roughly two decades of construction.
- Hoa Name — No HOA name found. Public records and individual listings confirm ‘HOA Y/N: N.’ Buyers should independently verify via title search whether any recorded covenants or deed restrictions apply.
- Shared Name Sibling — Saint Albans is also a well-known residential neighborhood in Queens, NY. SEO search results for ‘Saint Albans’ return both; the Newtown Square PA community should use geographically specific keyphrase targeting to avoid ambiguity.
- Interior Sqft Range Text — The 1,500–3,000 sq ft range is sourced from LivingPlaces.com, which does not cite primary parcel data. Public records reviewed (e.g., 3510 Caley Rd at 1,542 sq ft; 3502 Caley Rd at 3,000 sq ft) are consistent with this range but do not constitute a statistically complete sample.
School District
Saint Albans is served by the Marple Newtown School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Marple Newtown School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · Delaware County Recorder · livingplaces.com · newtowntownship.org · issuu.com · tomspier.evrealestate.com · mnsd.org · schooldigger.com · en.wikipedia.org · homesale.com
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