Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in Ludlow, in Lower North Philadelphia.
Search this neighborhoodLudlow is a small Lower North Philadelphia neighborhood of about 2,300 residents, between Hartranft and East Poplar. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 28% of it, RM-1 multi-family 20% and CMX-3 commercial 10%.
The Route 15 Girard Avenue trolley and bus routes 3 and 47 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Ludlow. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Ludlow include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 256 permits in Ludlow from January 2024 through October 2026, 33 of them building permits (11 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 33% of building permits here were for new construction, a higher share than most Philadelphia neighborhoods; the rest cover alterations and additions to existing buildings.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Ludlow by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 28% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 20% and CMX-3 (commercial mixed-use) at 10%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Ludlow addresses surface City of Philadelphia L&I building permits, code violations, 311 requests, nearby parks and the applicable Philadelphia Zoning Code district.
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