Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and SP-PO-A and RSA-5 zoning in Overbrook, on the Main Line edge.
Search this neighborhoodOverbrook is a West Philadelphia neighborhood of about 34,900 residents along the city line with Lower Merion, between Wynnefield and Cobbs Creek. Parks and open space is the largest zoning category at 27%, mostly the Cobbs Creek Golf Course, Morris Park and Cobbs Creek Park, followed by RSA-5 rowhouse lots at 13% and RSD-3 detached lots at 8%.
Overbrook High School, the Overbrook School for the Blind on Malvern Avenue, the Wynnestay mansion on Woodbine Avenue and the City Line Avenue Bridge are inside the boundary. Overbrook station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line, the Market-Frankford Line, the Subway-Surface trolleys and bus routes 31, 63, 65, 103 and 105 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Overbrook. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Overbrook include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 2,345 permits in Overbrook from January 2024 through October 2026, 291 of them building permits (14 for new construction) and 10 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 5% of them.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Overbrook by area is SP-PO-A (parks and open space), covering about 27% of the neighborhood, followed by RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 13% and RSD-3 (detached single-family houses) at 8%.
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View schools →Location reports for Overbrook 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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