Welcome to 831 Atwood Road. This 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom townhouse is the perfect starter home for someone to move into right away! This handsome home is located on a quiet tree lined street in the desirable Overbrook area where the city meets the suburbs. This circa 1920 property boasts many architectural details including a decorative brick fireplace, interesting moldings, and hardwood floors with mahogany ribbon inlay. Enter through the covered front porch to the spacious living room and formal dining room which are perfect for entertaining. The window air conditioner in the dining room keeps the first floor cool and comfortable during the summer. The sunny kitchen provides ease in serving meals through the pass through. The updated kitchen features newer refrigerator with ice maker, a gas range, a microwave above the range, a garbage disposal, a dishwasher, and an outside exit to the back deck . The sun drenched second floor boasts a spacious primary bedroom with a ceiling fan and a triple window, a renovated ceramic tile hall bathroom, and two additional bedrooms with exposed wood floors. The walk out basement houses the laundry facilities, incredible storage opportunities, and includes the original garage area. This expanded basement footprint provides limitless possibilities if you choose to finish the room. The outside exit from the basement leads to a private parking area that is accessed from the shared driveway situated behind the houses on Atwood Road and runs straight through from Lansdowne Avenue to Haddington Lane. Some of this home's many improvements include a new sewer line, replacement windows, a renovated hall bathroom, a new gas line from the street to the house, newer gas domestic hot water heater, and recent top and front porch roof maintenance. This lovingly maintained home is convenient to public transportation including the R-5 train to center city, Routes 1, 3, 30, and 76, the 150 lush acres of Fairmount Park's Morris Park, playgrounds, shopping and dining along City Line Ave and the Main Line, Lankenau Medical Center, and so much more. So stop renting and come check out this great home to purchase in this wonderful neighborhood! Seller will not make repairs. Inspections will be for buyers' informational purposes only.
TownhomeProperty Type
1920Year Built
1,680 sq ftLot Size
$164Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 spaceParking
Listed by Maria Brockwell• BHHS Fox & Roach-Haverford
•610-649-4500 (broker)
•wendy.civitella@foxroach.com (broker)
Listed by Rita Talvacchia• BHHS Fox & Roach-Haverford
•610-649-4500 (broker)
•wendy.civitella@foxroach.com (broker)
Bought with Michael James• Keller Williams Main Line
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
3
Baths
1
Stories
2
Lot width
18 ft.
Lot depth
93 ft.
Lot size
1,680 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
1,172
Year built
1920
Style
Townhouse
County
Philadelphia County
APN
344322300
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Oct 20, 2026.
RM-1
/NIS
/FDO - FOURTH DISTRICT
/AHC
Residential Multi-Family-1 District
The RM, Residential Multi-Family districts are primarily intended to accommodate moderate- to high-density, multi-unit residential buildings in areas where such development already exists or where it is desired in the future. The Zoning Code includes four RM districts. These districts are differentiated primarily on the basis of allowed minimum lot area per unit and allowed building heights.
Zone overlays
Narcotics Injection Sites Overlay District
Fourth District Overlay - Fourth District Area
Airport Hazard Control Overlay District
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Assembly / meeting place
Community / recreation center
Religious facility
Garden center
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Fire house
Police station
Recreation-Other
Jul 1, 2010 • Final
Pp_plumbng
Remove and replace the curb trap and fresh air inlet.
Plumbing
Sep 21, 2007 • Final
Pp_plumbng
Remove and replace the water service line.
Plumbing
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.