Nestled on a spacious 2.19-acre lot just off Parkway East, this is 1 of a kind in Penn Hills at 256 Duff Rd. Fixer Upper but ideally located close to Penn Hills Shopping Center, the park, and skatepark, it’s perfect for enjoying both everyday amenities and outdoor activities. Inside, you’ll find a generous layout featuring an open living room, nice hardwood floors, a cozy wood-burning fireplace & an adjacent bonus room currently used as an office. The first floor also includes a formal dining room and kitchen, with a secondary living room or bedroom just off the kitchen for added flexibility. Upstairs, 2 large bedrooms with ample storage space and a full bath complete the living quarters. The home boasts beautiful hardwood floors throughout and a huge attached 2-car garage with a large parking area, making this property a rare find with plenty of space inside and out. Outside space is a nice drive with some nice shade trees and plenty of space for a firepit or another out building.
Penn Hills, located between Wilkinsburg and Plum, is a residential and hillside Pittsburgh neighborhood with wooded ravines and a patchwork of mid-century streets. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the William Penn Highway corridor near Rodi Road, where diners, barbershops, and long-running local storefronts line the drive. Housing leans toward brick ranches, split-levels, and postwar colonials set on deep lots with mature trees. Penn Hills Shopping Center and the Penn Hills Library anchor daily errands and community programming. Green space threads through places like Blackridge Park and nearby trails, giving the area a quiet, outdoors-forward rhythm.
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Market insights
256 Duff Rd · $110,000
DAYS ON MARKET
74 days
The average home goes pending in 48 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
99.5%
Most homes are selling 1% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$110,000
Median sale price in this area is $299,205. (172% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
19% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Multi-pane windows
Unfinished basement
Bedrooms
Two upper-level bedrooms (13x10 and 16x13)
Additional bedroom/rooms totaling three bedrooms
Bathrooms
Two full bathrooms
Kitchen
Refrigerator
Stove
Dishwasher
Some electric appliances
Laundry & utility
Basement utility space
Flooring
Hardwood
Tile
Vinyl
Heating & cooling
Forced air gas heating
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Yard on a roughly half-acre lot
Public transportation access nearby
Home design
Two-story brick home
Asphalt roof
Resale property
Parking
Attached garage with garage door opener (2 parking spaces total)
Construction
Brick construction
Asphalt roof
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electricity and solar
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Nestled on a spacious 2.19-acre lot just off Parkway East, this is 1 of a kind in Penn Hills at 256 Duff Rd. Fixer Upper but ideally located close to Penn Hills Shopping Center, the park, and skatepark, it’s perfect for enjoying both everyday amenities and outdoor activities. Inside, you’ll find a generous layout featuring an open living room, nice hardwood floors, a cozy wood-burning fireplace & an adjacent bonus room currently used as an office. The first floor also includes a formal dining room and kitchen, with a secondary living room or bedroom just off the kitchen for added flexibility. Upstairs, 2 large bedrooms with ample storage space and a full bath complete the living quarters. The home boasts beautiful hardwood floors throughout and a huge attached 2-car garage with a large parking area, making this property a rare find with plenty of space inside and out. Outside space is a nice drive with some nice shade trees and plenty of space for a firepit or another out building.
Public Records
Sep 10, 2015
Sold
$137,000
$68/sq ft
West Penn MLS #1027493
Sep 4, 2015
Price Changed
$137,000
$68/sq ft
Sep 4, 2015
Price Changed
$150,000
$74/sq ft
Sep 4, 2015
Sold
$137,000
$68/sq ft
Aug 26, 2015
Pending
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Jul 10, 2015
Contingent
—
Apr 10, 2015
Listed
$150,000
$74/sq ft
+5
House sits on 2.19 acres just off Parkway East / Huge attached garage with large parking area/ Good house for someone looking to run an in home business / House in very good condition / Recently repainted / Beautiful hardwood floors
West Penn MLS #976303
Aug 16, 2013
Listed
$179,900
$89/sq ft
Public Records
Jun 29, 1992
Sold
$92,600
$46/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2026
$4,326
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2025
$4,326 (+7.7%)
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2024
$4,018
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2023
$4,018 (+1.2%)
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2022
$3,970 (+1.0%)
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2021
$3,932 (+2.6%)
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2020
$3,832
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2019
$3,832 (+5.6%)
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2018
$3,630 (+3.4%)
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2017
$3,509 (+6.3%)
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
2015
$3,302
$13,700 + $82,500
$96,200
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
2
Baths
1.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.55 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
2,021
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
2,021
Year built
1950
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Allegheny County
APN
0450F00298000000
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Jul 20, 2026.
R1
Single-Family Residence District
Single-Family Residential Districts are composed of certain quiet, lowdensity residential areas of the Municipality, and vacant lands where single-family residentialdevelopment is encouraged. The regulations for these districts are designed to stabilize and protectthe essential characteristics of these districts; to protect the amenities of certain areas where a singlefamily residential pattern has already been established; to promote a suitable environment conduciveto family life; and to prohibit those commercial activities not explicitly approved. To these ends,development is limited to those uses expressly permitted and certain bulk and area regulations are established.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Housing-Single unit
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
3/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 96° expected this year, 16 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
0% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
4/10 Air Factor
5 unhealthy days expected this year, 7 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Pittsburgh, PA • 15235
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Sun exposure
94/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 256 Duff Rd
$104,445
$5,555 under list price of $110K
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The Redfin Estimate uses 5 recent nearby sales, priced between $51K to $188K.