Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, Chester County, PA
Cedarcroft
Performance Tier
Underperformer
Median Sold
$680,000
Avg. Appreciation
27%
Avg. $ Gain
$65,000
2025 Sales
4
Limited Activity
Compared to the Unionville-Chadds Ford district average, Cedarcroft is
underperforming by 81%.
Based on 33 years of public sales records across 2418 neighborhoods in 4 counties.
About
Cedarcroft is a detached single-family subdivision in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, built primarily from the 1950s through the 1980s on acreage that once formed part of the estate of 19th-century poet and travel writer Bayard Taylor. The neighborhood takes its name directly from Taylor’s 1859–1860 Italianate brick mansion — designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 — which still stands at the junction of Gatehouse Drive and Potter Drive, surrounded by the residential lots developed from the estate’s former grounds after 1952. Lots in the subdivision range from roughly three-quarters of an acre to more than three acres, with a median of approximately one acre, giving the community a rural-lot character unusual for a mid-century Chester County development.
Specifications
Home Stock
Detached single-family homes built primarily from the 1950s through the 1980s. Wikipedia describes the immediate area around the historic Bayard Taylor house as ‘mostly single-story tract housing built in the 1950s and 1960s.’ Public records on Cedarcroft Road reflect a mix of ranch, cape, and two-story configurations built across several decades.
Location & Access
Access is via Unionville Road (Route 82) southbound onto Locust Lane or Taylor Lane. The subdivision lies in the northwest quadrant formed by the intersection of Route 82 and Baltimore Pike (U.S. Route 1). Longwood Gardens is located in the same township along Route 1.
Location Anchors
What Makes This Distinct
East Marlborough Township falls largely within the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District, which U.S. News & World Report ranked fifth among Pennsylvania high schools in its 2025–26 rankings; however, a portion of the township falls within the Kennett Consolidated School District, meaning buyers should verify the precise school assignment for any specific address before purchasing.
For Buyers & Sellers
If You’re Buying
$680k median price point.
If You’re Selling
Sellers gained $65k on average. trailing the district by 81%. median sale price $680k.
Worth Asking
Have you considered that the Cedarcroft subdivision’s long-run appreciation has trailed the Unionville-Chadds Ford district average by a wide margin — and asked what structural factors, such as limited resale turnover, lot-size premium volatility, or the absence of an HOA to enforce property standards, might explain that gap before you make an offer?
Common Questions
Is there a homeowners association (HOA) in Cedarcroft?
No HOA has been identified in public records or public sources for the Cedarcroft subdivision. Buyers should confirm this at the time of offer, as the absence of an HOA means there is no governing body enforcing exterior maintenance, landscaping, or architectural standards across the neighborhood.
Which schools serve Cedarcroft?
Most of East Marlborough Township is served by the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District (UCFSD), which U.S. News & World Report ranked fifth among Pennsylvania high schools in its 2025–26 survey. However, a portion of the township falls within the Kennett Consolidated School District. Because school boundaries do not always align with subdivision boundaries, buyers should verify their specific address assignment directly with UCFSD or Chester County before making a purchase decision.
What is the significance of the name ‘Cedarcroft’ and is the historic mansion still there?
The name comes from the estate of Bayard Taylor, a 19th-century poet, journalist, and travel writer who built his Italianate brick mansion on the site between 1859 and 1860. Taylor named the property after a cedar-sprinkled field he purchased in 1852. The mansion was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 and remains standing on Bayard Drive within the subdivision. The surrounding residential neighborhood was developed starting around 1952 on acreage from the original estate.
Items to Verify with Your Agent
A few specifics on this page are sourced from secondary aggregators or older filings. Confirm before relying:
- Avg Year Built (Input Data) — The public records input value of 1927 is anomalous. All verifiable sources — LivingPlaces, Wikipedia, Clio — confirm homes in the Cedarcroft subdivision were built from the 1950s through the 1980s, with a median year of circa 1966. The 1927 figure may reflect data bleed from the historic Bayard Taylor mansion (built 1859–1860) or a data error. This field is flagged and the 1927 value has not been propagated into page content. needs_review set to true.
- Builder — No single builder has been identified. The subdivision was developed organically starting around 1952 under Cedarcroft, Inc. (the entity that purchased the estate), but individual home builders across the 1950s–1980s construction period are not documented in available sources.
- Hoa Name — No HOA found in public records or in any public source. Buyers should perform a title search and review deed restrictions to confirm no undisclosed recorded covenants exist.
- Approx Homes — The figure of approximately 85 homes comes from LivingPlaces, a secondary aggregator. It has not been independently verified against Chester County parcel records. Tier set to ‘estimated.’
- School District Boundary (Parcel-Level) — East Marlborough Township has an exclave within the Kennett Consolidated School District per Wikipedia. Buyers should verify which district applies to their specific parcel via UCFSD or Chester County before making decisions based on school assignment.
- Most Common Elementary — Public sales data shows no elementary school assigned. Given the township-boundary split between UCFSD and Kennett Consolidated, the elementary assignment varies by parcel and cannot be stated as a single neighborhood fact.
- Interior Sqft Range Text (Verified Upper Bound) — The 2,500 sq ft median from LivingPlaces is an aggregator estimate. Public records (e.g., 303 W Locust Lane at 2,712 sq ft, 711 Potter Drive at 2,655 sq ft) are consistent with this range, but a full distribution is not available from public sources alone.
School District
Cedarcroft is served by the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · Chester County Recorder · livingplaces.com · en.wikipedia.org · theclio.com · eastmarlboroughhistorical.org · loc.gov · ucfsd.org · thehuntmagazine.com · 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