1227 Bruce Road, Oreland, PA 19075-1940 $410,000

Beds/Baths: 2/1
Interior Sq. Ft: 1,102
Acreage: 0.19
Age:77 years
Style:
Colonial
MLS#: PAMC2132260
Subdivision: Oreland
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Welcome to this charming Oreland cottage-like home! It features hardwood floors throughout, a cozy wood-burning fireplace, and affordable upkeep, maintenance, and utilities. The efficient kitchen boasts open shelving and brand-new stainless steel appliances, perfect for modern living. A four-season sunroom with gas heat, abundant natural light, and ceiling fans for summer comfort offers a versatile space that overlooks a lovely storybook back yard. The owners "live" in this room. A wonderful and charming space! The backyard is a true retreat with fruit trees and easy-to-maintain perennial gardens. Upstairs, you'll find 2 bedrooms, one with a study., and a full bath There is a large 1 car garage with a door into the house, a clean dry basement with ample storage, a gym set up and a powder room. Located within walking distance of Oreland’s charming downtown and a train to Center City. ,. This gem offers convenience and charm in one perfect package! Leased solar panels provide a significant reduction to the annual electric cost.

Sitting Room: Upper 1
Living Room: Main
Taxes: $6,078
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: N
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: Springfield Township
Elem. School: Erdenheim Mid. School: Enfield High School: Springfield Township

Features

Utilities
Central Heating, Natural Gas, Central A/C, Natural Gas, Hot Water - Natural Gas, Public Water, Public Sewer, 100 Amp Service, Basement Laundry, Electric Available, Natural Gas Available, Sewer Available, Water Available

Garage/Parking
Driveway

Interior
Unfinished Basement, Hardwood Flooring, Wood Fireplace, Dry Wall

Exterior
Concrete Perimeter Foundation, Asphalt Roof, Vinyl Siding, Patio(s), Porch(es), BBQ Grill, Extensive Hardscape, Exterior Lighting, Outbuilding(s), Play Area, Gutter System

Lot
Front Yard, Landscaping, Level Lot, Open Lot, Rear Yard, SideYard(s), Vegetation Planting, Partly Wooded Lot, Fully Fenced

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Public Elementary (35 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township Elementary School-Erdenhm Springfield Township School District 3–5 Flourtown 1.23 mi
Glenside Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Glenside 1.65 mi
Copper Beech School Abington School District K–5 Glenside 2.21 mi
Roslyn School Abington School District K–5 Roslyn 2.22 mi
Springfield Township Elementary School-Enfield Springfield Township School District K–2 Erdenheim 2.33 mi
Wyncote Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Wyncote 2.34 mi
McCloskey John F School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 2.45 mi
Fort Washington Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Fort Washington 2.49 mi
Jarrettown Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Dresher 2.5 mi
Fitzwater Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Willow Grove 2.51 mi
Jenkintown Elementary School Jenkintown School District K–6 Jenkintown 2.86 mi
Franklin S Edmonds School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.02 mi
Highland School Abington School District K–5 Abington 3.03 mi
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 3.1 mi
Willow Hill School Abington School District K–5 Willow Grove 3.11 mi
Maple Glen Elementary School Upper Dublin School District K–5 Maple Glen 3.3 mi
Samuel Pennypacker School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.7 mi
Overlook School Abington School District K–5 Abington 3.78 mi
West Oak Lane Charter School West Oak Lane Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.02 mi
Day Anna B School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.02 mi
Houston Henry E School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.02 mi
Whitemarsh Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Lafayette Hill 4.1 mi
Emlen Eleanor C School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.29 mi
Rowen William School Philadelphia City School District K–5 Philadelphia 4.32 mi
Shady Grove Elementary School Wissahickon School District K–5 Ambler 4.42 mi
Lower Gwynedd Elementary School Wissahickon School District K–5 Ambler 4.49 mi
Myers Elementary School Cheltenham School District K–4 Elkins Park 4.53 mi
McKinley School Abington School District K–5 Elkins Park 4.63 mi
Colonial Elementary School Colonial School District 4–5 Plymouth Meeting 4.68 mi
Roosevelt Theodore Middle School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.7 mi
Ellwood School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.76 mi
Mastery Cs-Francis D. Pastorius Elementa Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary K–8 Philadelphia 4.79 mi
Rydal Elementary School Abington School District K–5 Huntingdon Valley 4.84 mi
Henry Charles W School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.93 mi
Prince Hall Philadelphia City School District Preschool–5 Philadelphia 5 mi

Public Middle (7 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Sandy Run Middle School Upper Dublin School District 6–8 Dresher 0.97 mi
Springfield Township Middle School Springfield Township School District 6–8 Oreland 1.13 mi
Abington Middle School Abington School District 6–8 Abington 2.68 mi
Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham School District 7–8 Wyncote 2.83 mi
Wissahickon Middle School Wissahickon School District 6–8 Ambler 4.42 mi
Wagner Gen Louis Middle School Philadelphia City School District 6–8 Philadelphia 4.77 mi
Elkins Park School Cheltenham School District 5–6 Elkins Park 4.82 mi

Public High (14 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Springfield Township High School Springfield Township School District 9–12 Erdenheim 1.3 mi
Cheltenham High School Cheltenham School District 9–12 Wyncote 2.29 mi
Abington Senior High School Abington School District 9–12 Abington 2.59 mi
Upper Dublin High School Upper Dublin School District 9–12 Fort Washington 2.74 mi
Jenkintown Middle/High School Jenkintown School District 7–12 Jenkintown 2.87 mi
Hill Freedman World Academy Philadelphia City School District 6–12 Philadelphia 3.13 mi
Parkway Northwest Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.2 mi
King Martin Luther High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.25 mi
Building 21 Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.56 mi
Wissahickon Senior High School Wissahickon School District 9–12 Ambler 4.59 mi
Upper Moreland High School Upper Moreland Township School District 9–12 Willow Grove 4.67 mi
Eastern Center for Arts & Technology Eastern Center for Arts & Technology 9–12 Willow Grove 4.81 mi
Imhotep Institute Charter High School Imhotep Institute Charter High School 9–12 Philadelphia 4.81 mi
Plymouth-Whitemarsh Senior High School Colonial School District 9–12 Plymouth Meeting 4.9 mi

Private (64 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Martin Saints Classical High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Oreland 0.28 mi
Wordsworth Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Fort Washington 0.98 mi
Play & Learn Preschool Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 1.01 mi
Good Shepherd Catholic Regional School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 1.35 mi
La Salle College High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyndmoor 1.55 mi
St Luke Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Glenside 1.72 mi
Early Learning Childrens Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Fort Washington 1.75 mi
Bishop McDevitt High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Wyncote 2.01 mi
St Genevieve School Roman Catholic K–8 Flourtown 2.04 mi
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Wyncote 2.11 mi
Germantown Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Fort Washington 2.3 mi
Carson Valley Childrens Aid Nonsectarian 8–12 Flourtown 2.3 mi
Ivy Hill Christian Academy Seventh-Day Adventist K–4 Philadelphia 2.32 mi
Mount St Joseph Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Flourtown 2.43 mi
Nexus School Nonsectarian Ungraded Roslyn 2.49 mi
Phil-Mont Christian Academy Presbyterian K–12 Erdenheim 2.49 mi
Evan Thomas Institute Nonsectarian 1–4 Wyndmoor 2.62 mi
Open Door Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Fort Washington 2.82 mi
Bethel Christian Academy Of Wyncote African Methodist Episcopal K Philadelphia 2.92 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.01 mi
Our Mother Of Consolation Parish School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.01 mi
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.1 mi
Temple Beth Torah School Of Early Learning At Oyrt Jewish Preschool–K Abington 3.1 mi
St Raymond Of Penafort School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.13 mi
The Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Dresher 3.14 mi
St Raymond's Independence Mission Schools Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 3.14 mi
The Crefeld School Nonsectarian 7–12 Philadelphia 3.31 mi
New Hope Christian Academy Baptist Preschool–12 Philadelphia 3.35 mi
Abington Friends School Friends Preschool–12 Jenkintown 3.51 mi
A Step Up Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Jenkintown 3.53 mi
New Medina Learning Institute Islamic K–12 Philadelphia 3.56 mi
Regina Coeli Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Abington 3.58 mi
Meadowlane Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Jenkintown 3.68 mi
Our Lady Of Mercy Regional Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Maple Glen 3.7 mi
Happy 'r' Wee Nonsectarian Preschool–K Abington 3.76 mi
Holy Cross Catholic School Roman Catholic K–8 Philadelphia 3.82 mi
Our Lady Of Confidence Roman Catholic Ungraded Willow Grove 3.88 mi
Queen Of Angels Regional Catholic School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Willow Grove 3.92 mi
Whitemarsh Montessori Childrens House Nonsectarian Preschool–K Blue Bell 3.93 mi
St Athanasius School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.01 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.02 mi
The Meadowbrook School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Meadowbrook 4.04 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Foreman Center Jewish K–5 Melrose Park 4.12 mi
Wyncote Academy Nonsectarian 6–12 Melrose Park 4.18 mi
Twin Spring Farm Day School Nonsectarian Preschool–2 Ambler 4.18 mi
Mesivta Yesodei Yisroel Jewish 9–12 Elkins Park 4.19 mi
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Middle Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.25 mi
Green Tree School Nonsectarian 1–12 Philadelphia 4.26 mi
Accel Academy Nonsectarian 5–11 Melrose Park 4.32 mi
Excelsior School Philadelphia Nonsectarian K–5 4.33 mi
Jesus Is The Way Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 4.35 mi
Westwood School Nonsectarian Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.48 mi
St Basil Academy Other 9–12 Jenkintown 4.52 mi
St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Lafayette Hill 4.55 mi
Immaculate Heart Of Mary School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.6 mi
Project Learn School Nonsectarian K–8 Philadelphia 4.63 mi
Zipporah Abramson Center For Early Childhood Educational Jewish K Maple Glen 4.68 mi
Hope Church School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Philadelphia 4.69 mi
Mt Airy Christian Day School Church of God in Christ Preschool–K Philadelphia 4.72 mi
Milestone Academy Nonsectarian 10–12 Jenkintown 4.82 mi
Goddard School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Horsham 4.82 mi
Adelaide Educational Center Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.89 mi
Spring House Early Learning Inc Nonsectarian Preschool–K Ambler 4.98 mi
B.C.A. And Childcare Center Inc. Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–8 Philadelphia 5 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Oreland (19075), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 29
  • Average salary of people in this community: $63,729

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 3,362
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.74
  • Households w/ Children: 67%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 2,355 (83.2%)
  • Rented: 423 (15.0%)
  • Vacant: 51 (1.8%)
  • Total: 2,829

Population Demographics

The population of the community broken down by age group. The numbers at the top of each bar indicate the number of people in the age bracket below.

Total: 7,632
Households: 2,778
Median Age: 39.50

Climate and Weather

The Temperature chart displays average high and low values for January and July, and is designed to provide an indication of both seasonal and daily temperature variability. The Weather Risk Index indicates the calculated risk of each type of weather event occurring in the future. This risk is based on historical localized storm events and weather patterns. The national average for each type of weather event equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the national average.

Temperature

Education

Highest Level of Education Attained

  • Less than 9th Grade: 0.3%
  • Some High School: 1.8%
  • High School Graduate: 20.4%
  • Some College: 17.1%
  • Associate Degree: 6.3%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 30.4%
  • Graduate Degree: 23.8%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $104,928

Fair Market Rents

The Fair Market Rents show average gross rent estimates based on figures provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

  • One Bedroom: $978
  • Two Bedroom: $1,010
  • Three Bedroom: $1,418

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Contact Information

Listing Courtesy of: Elfant Wissahickon-Chestnut Hill , (215) 247-3600

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1227 Bruce Road, Oreland, PA 19075-1940

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