Wallingford-Swarthmore School District · Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, PA
Bowling Green
Performance Tier
Exceptional
Median Sold
$1,050,000
Avg. Appreciation
156%
Avg. $ Gain
$640,000
2025 Sales
1
Limited Activity
Compared to the Wallingford-Swarthmore district average, Bowling Green is
outperforming by 99%.
Based on 33 years of public sales records across 2418 neighborhoods in 4 counties.
About
Bowling Green is an unincorporated residential neighborhood in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania (ZIP 19063), situated north of Baltimore Pike and bordering Media Borough — the Delaware County seat. The neighborhood was platted in 1920 on 58 acres formerly owned by William Howell, and its streets — Twyckenham Road, Quaint Road, Luckie Lane, Surrey Road, Truepenny Road, Mulberry Lane, and Bent Road — reflect the early-20th-century development pattern that followed the Red Arrow trolley line, now operated by SEPTA as the D1 light rail with a stop at Beatty Road and Surrey Road. Students assigned to the Wallingford Elementary attendance zone feed through to Strath Haven Middle School and Strath Haven High School, which earned the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award in 1985 and 2002.
Specifications
Home Stock
The community is composed of a mix of home styles — including smaller cottage-style dwellings, stone two-story colonials, and Tudor-style homes — arrayed along streets that include sidewalks, which are described as a rarity in Nether Providence Township. All homes are detached single-family structures; there are no attached or multifamily buildings in the neighborhood.
Location & Access
Bowling Green is accessed via North Providence Road (Route 252) onto Mulberry Lane, or via Beatty Road onto Twyckenham Road or Surrey Road. The neighborhood sits north of Baltimore Pike and borders Media Borough to the northwest. Interstate 476 (the Blue Route) provides regional highway access, with Exit 3 at Baltimore Pike serving the area. The SEPTA D1 (formerly Route 101) light rail line runs through the area, with the Beatty Road station at Beatty Road and Surrey Road serving as the closest stop to the neighborhood. A second option, the SEPTA Media/Wawa Regional Rail Line, has a station in nearby Wallingford.
Location Anchors
Nether Providence Township
Delaware, PA
39.900, -75.370
What Makes This Distinct
Because a documented portion of Bent Road falls within Upper Providence Township rather than Nether Providence Township, buyers on that street should independently verify their municipality, school attendance zone, and tax jurisdiction — outcomes that can differ from adjacent Bowling Green addresses — before making an offer.
For Buyers & Sellers
If You’re Buying
Premium market at $1.1m median. historically strong appreciation. competitive market. limited inventory – be patient.
If You’re Selling
Exceptional appreciation – sellers gained $640k on average. outperforming the district by 99%. properties doubled in value (156% gain). active market (12 day median). median sale price $1050k.
Worth Asking
Have you considered that Bowling Green’s township boundary runs through Bent Road itself, meaning two houses on the same street could carry different municipal tax rates, different 911 addressing jurisdictions, and — depending on capacity-based school assignments — potentially different elementary school placements?
Common Questions
What school district serves Bowling Green, and which schools would my children attend?
Bowling Green is within the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. Most addresses in the neighborhood fall in the Wallingford Elementary School attendance zone, with students then advancing to Strath Haven Middle School (grades 6–8) and Strath Haven High School (grades 9–12). The district notes that attendance zone placements are not guaranteed due to capacity limits, and the WSSD registrar recommends confirming your specific address before enrollment. Buyers should contact the district registrar at 610-892-3470, extension 1304, to verify placement for any specific property.
Is there a homeowners association (HOA) for Bowling Green?
No mandatory HOA has been publicly documented or widely advertised for Bowling Green. Nether Providence Township records and multiple real estate sources confirm no formal association structure for this neighborhood. However, buyers should review the deed and title for any individual property to confirm whether deed restrictions, recorded covenants, or informal neighborhood agreements apply to that specific parcel.
What transit options are available from Bowling Green?
Bowling Green is served by the SEPTA D1 (formerly Route 101) light rail line, which has a stop at Beatty Road and Surrey Road — one of the neighborhood’s primary entry points. The D1 runs from Media to the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby, connecting riders to the broader SEPTA network and Center City Philadelphia. For regional rail, the SEPTA Media/Wawa Line’s Wallingford station is a short distance away. Route 476 (the Blue Route) is accessible via the Baltimore Pike interchange, and Philadelphia International Airport is approximately 10–12 miles from the neighborhood.
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 count of total homes in Bowling Green has been found in any named source. The public records structural data covers only 1 settlement in the last 180 days, which is insufficient to derive a home count. The neighborhood sprawls across parts of Nether Providence and Upper Providence townships, making census-based counts ambiguous. Left null rather than fabricated.
- Builder — Bowling Green developed organically from a 1920 subdivision of a single estate, but no single named developer or builder company has been verified. Multiple home styles are documented, suggesting organic rather than single-contractor buildout. Left null.
- Interior Sqft Range Text — No verified square footage range has been found across sources. One listing reference cited ‘nearly 3,000 square feet’ for a single Colonial on Twyckenham Road, but that is a single data point from a listing and not a neighborhood-wide range. Insufficient to publish as a range.
- Typical Home Style Text — Era Detail — The public records average year built of 1960 conflicts with the documented 1920 development start date and the early-20th-century character described in all historical sources. The 1960 figure likely reflects a public records-weighted average across a small sample set and may incorporate later infill construction or data entry variance. The 1920 origin date from named historical sources is used for narrative framing; the 1960 public records figure is noted here as a potential anomaly.
- Hoa Name — No formal HOA for Bowling Green in Nether Providence Township has been identified in any searched source. The public records-derived HOA status field was blank. Confirmed as likely no formal mandatory HOA, but individual deed covenants cannot be ruled out without title search.
- School Boundary Confirmation — The public sales data indicates Wallingford Elementary as the most common elementary for this ZIP/neighborhood, and historical sources support this for the core Nether Providence portion of Bowling Green. However, the WSSD registrar website notes that placements are not guaranteed due to capacity constraints and maps are required for precision. Homes on Bent Road may also fall in Upper Providence Township which is served by a different school district (Rose Tree Media). Buyers must verify with WSSD registrar.
School District
Bowling Green is served by the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Wallingford-Swarthmore School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · Delaware County Recorder · en.wikipedia.org · rosevalleyappraisal.com · wallingfordpahomes.com · livingplaces.com · activerain.com · wpstaging.septa.org · wssd.org · shhs.wssd.org · mediaborough.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