Haverford Township School District · Haverford Township, Delaware County, PA
Chatham Village
About
Chatham Village is a single-family residential neighborhood in Haverford Township, Delaware County, recorded as platted by 1946 per the Haverford Township Historical Society. Homes were built primarily from the 1930s through the 1960s, with a median construction year of circa 1948, on lots generally under one-fifth of an acre. The neighborhood sits within the School District of Haverford Township — a district ranked 19th out of 610 Pennsylvania districts by SchoolDigger — and is positioned near West Chester Pike and Manoa Road, two of Haverford Township’s principal arterials.
Specifications
Home Stock
Detached single-family homes built from the 1930s through the 1960s, with a median construction year of circa 1948. Typical configurations run 3 to 4 bedrooms and 1 to 2.5 baths. The legacy spreadsheet noted twins as a structure type; LivingPlaces.com characterizes the neighborhood as detached single-family only — the twin designation is unconfirmed by any named source and flagged for field verification.
Location & Access
West Chester Pike (US Route 3) and Manoa Road are the primary arterials bordering or serving the neighborhood. West Chester Pike carries regional commercial traffic; Manoa Road links the neighborhood to Manoa Elementary School and Manoa Shopping Center.
Location Anchors
Haverford Township
Delaware, PA
39.981, -75.309
What Makes This Distinct
Buyers within Haverford Township’s 19083 ZIP code should be aware that the Havertown PCP Superfund Site — a former National Wood Preservers wood-treatment facility that operated from 1947 to 1991 near Eagle Road — remains on the EPA National Priorities List; groundwater contamination (pentachlorophenol, dioxins, trichloroethylene) historically migrated toward West Chester Pike, and the site is still under active monitoring as of 2024, though all residents in the affected area are served by public water supply rather than private wells.
Worth Asking
Have you considered that the name ‘Chatham Village’ appears in Pennsylvania real estate searches for two entirely distinct communities — a mid-century Haverford Township subdivision and the nationally designated 1932 Garden City cooperative on Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington — and that this ambiguity could affect how automated valuation models, title searches, and comparable-sale analyses pull data for any specific property here?
Common Questions
When was Chatham Village in Havertown developed?
According to the Haverford Township Historical Society, Chatham Village was among the Haverford Township subdivisions created by 1946. LivingPlaces.com records homes built from the 1930s through the 1960s, with a median construction year of circa 1948. Individual home dates vary — always verify via Delaware County tax records before relying on a specific year.
Which elementary school serves Chatham Village?
Chatham Village falls within the School District of Haverford Township, which operates five elementary schools: Chatham Park, Chestnutwold, Coopertown, Manoa, and Lynnewood. Elementary boundaries are determined by the district’s interactive boundary map at haverford.k12.pa.us. Because boundaries are periodically redrawn, buyers should confirm the specific feeder school for any address directly with the district before making a school-based purchase decision.
Is there an HOA in Chatham Village, Havertown?
No homeowners association has been identified for Chatham Village in Haverford Township through available public records or property listing data. The legacy spreadsheet noted ‘No HOA’ and no contradicting source was found. However, individual deed restrictions or recorded covenants from the original subdivision platting (pre-1946) may still run with specific parcels. A title search is the only reliable method to confirm whether any deed-level restrictions apply to a specific property.
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 parcel count or home count for Chatham Village in Haverford Township was found in any named public source. Field left null.
- Builder — No single named builder was identified for Chatham Village. The neighborhood appears to have developed organically across multiple decades (1930s–1960s), typical of Haverford Township’s postwar build-out pattern.
- Hoa Name — No HOA was found in public records. Legacy spreadsheet also noted ‘No HOA.’ However, original subdivision deed covenants from pre-1946 platting cannot be ruled out without a title search.
- Typical Home Style Text — Twins — Legacy spreadsheet listed ‘Single-family & twins.’ LivingPlaces.com characterizes the neighborhood as detached single-family only. No public records settlement data is available to resolve this. Flagged for field verification.
- Most Common Elementary — The district’s interactive boundary map was not scraped; the specific elementary feeder for Chatham Village addresses in 19083 could not be confirmed without using the district’s interactive tool. Chatham Park Elementary is located in the same postal zone but boundary assignment is not confirmed by a named public source.
- Lot Size Noted — Precision — Legacy hint stated 0.12–0.22 acres. LivingPlaces.com states median lot size is ‘less than 1/5th of an acre’ (i.e., under 0.20 acres). The upper end of the legacy range (0.22 acres) slightly exceeds this; no parcel-level data source was available to confirm the exact range.
- Shared Name Sibling — Search Contamination Risk — Automated searches for ‘Chatham Village PA’ predominantly return results for the Pittsburgh National Historic Landmark cooperative, not the Haverford Township subdivision. This creates a documented risk of data contamination in AVMs and title searches.
School District
Chatham Village 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 · livingplaces.com · havtwp.org · neighborhoods.com · en.wikipedia.org · schooldigger.com · haverford.k12.pa.us · cumulis.epa.gov · usnews.com
Data refreshed: April 25, 2026 (median sold, appreciation, performance tiers, narratives) · Content reviewed: April 25, 2026 (overview, structural insight, FAQs)
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