153 Pennsylvania Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3115 $1,400,000

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Beds/Baths: 5/3.1
Interior Sq. Ft: 2,822
Acreage: 0.26
Age:97 years
Style:
Colonial
MLS#: PAMC2137382
Subdivision: None Available
Design/Type:
Detached

Description

Welcome to 153 Pennsylvania Avenue, a beautifully maintained stone colonial that effortlessly blends timeless elegance with modern comfort. Located in the highly acclaimed Lower Merion School District (Black Rock MS), this exquisite 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath residence offers the perfect fusion of classic charm and contemporary luxury. From the moment you arrive, you’ll be captivated by the home’s serene curb appeal, nestled in a vibrant neighborhood celebrated for its annual block parties and strong sense of community. A custom wrought iron fence and slate walkway lead you to an inviting grand foyer, where you’ll find stunning black walnut hardwood floors, intricate wainscoting, and custom window shutters that enhance the home’s refined character. The spacious living room, anchored by a cozy gas fireplace, is ideal for relaxing or entertaining. Just beyond, a beautifully renovated four-season sunroom welcomes abundant natural light, offering a tranquil retreat year-round. At the heart of the home lies a gourmet kitchen that’s as functional as it is stylish. Designed for the culinary enthusiast, it features marble countertops, custom cabinetry, a 6-burner BlueStar gas range, and premium stainless steel appliances. A large breakfast bar, elegant backsplash, and rich hardwood floors flow seamlessly into the bright and airy dining area—creating the perfect space for meals, celebrations, and everyday gatherings. The kitchen also includes a built-in mini fridge and dry bar, perfect for entertaining and extra convenience. Adjacent to the kitchen, a private home office or study overlooks the scenic backyard—an ideal space to work or unwind. A tasteful powder room adds convenience for guests. Upstairs, the primary suite offers a spa-inspired retreat, complete with two large closets and a luxurious ensuite marble bath featuring double sinks and an oversized double shower. Three additional generously sized bedrooms with ample closet space, a stylish marble-tiled full bath, and a conveniently located second-floor laundry room complete this level. The third floor adds even more versatility, with two private bedrooms—perfect for guests, teens, or home studios—each with walk-in closets and a shared marble bath with a spacious walk-in shower. The newly finished basement offers endless possibilities. Whether you envision a media room, game room, or cozy lounge, this space is made for entertaining. It also includes a charming wine cellar—perfect for storing and sharing your favorite vintages—plus a large storage area and dedicated workshop for hobbies and projects. Step outside to the expansive slate patio, a peaceful outdoor sanctuary framed by mature hedges and specimen trees. It’s an ideal setting for alfresco dining, entertaining, or simply enjoying nature’s beauty. A detached 3-car garage and an oversized private driveway provide ample parking for family and guests. Ideally located just blocks from top-rated restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques, the Bryn Mawr farmer’s market, summer concerts at the gazebo, the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, and the R5 train line to Center City—this home offers unmatched convenience and a true Main Line lifestyle. With low taxes, exceptional updates, and thoughtful details at every turn, 153 Pennsylvania Avenue invites you to settle in, spread out, and enjoy a life of comfort, community, and refined living.

Bedroom 4: Upper 2
Bedroom 5: Upper 2
Primary Bed: Upper 1
Primary Bath: Upper 1
Bathroom 1: Upper 1
Bedroom 2: Upper 1
Bedroom 3: Upper 1
Laundry: Upper 1
Foyer: Main
Living Room: Main
Dining Room: Main
Kitchen: Main
Half Bath: Main
Office: Main
Sun/Florida Room: Main
Family Room: Lower 1
Workshop: Lower 1
Other: Lower 1
Storage Room: Lower 1

Taxes: $9,388
Home Assoc: No
Condo Assoc: No
Garage: Y
Basement: Y
Pool: No Pool
School Dist: Lower Merion
Mid. School: Black Rock High School: Harriton

Features

Utilities
Baseboard - Hot Water Heating, Oil, Central A/C, Electric, Hot Water - Electric, Public Water, Public Sewer, Upper Floor Laundry

Garage/Parking
Detached Garage, Driveway, Garage Door Opener, Oversized, Detached Garage Spaces #: 3;

Interior
Ceiling Fan(s), Combination Basement, Partially Finished Basement, Basement Water Proofing System, Basement Windows, Basement Workshop, Hardwood Flooring, Marble Flooring, , Fireplace - Glass Doors, Gas/Propane Fireplace, Fireplace Insert, Stone Fireplace, 9'+ Ceilings, Window Screens, Storm Windows, Wood Frame Windows, French Doors, Six Panel Doors, Storm Doors

Exterior
Stone Foundation, Shingle Roof, Slate Roof, Masonry, Patio(s), Extensive Hardscape, Exterior Lighting, Flood Lights, Sidewalks, Street Lights, Awning(s)

Lot
Front Yard, Landscaping, Level Lot, Rear Yard, Private Lot, Partially Fenced

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Public Elementary (35 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Coopertown Elementary School Haverford Township School District K–5 Bryn Mawr 0.69 mi
Chestnutwold Elementary School Haverford Township School District K–5 Ardmore 1.73 mi
Ithan Elementary School Radnor Township School District K–5 Bryn Mawr 2.32 mi
Lynnewood Elementary School Haverford Township School District K–5 Havertown 2.4 mi
Gladwyne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Gladwyne 2.47 mi
Penn Valley School Lower Merion School District K–4 Narberth 2.96 mi
Penn Wynne School Lower Merion School District K–4 Wynnewood 3.04 mi
Radnor Elementary School Radnor Township School District K–5 Radnor 3.04 mi
Chatham Park Elementary School Haverford Township School District K–5 Havertown 3.07 mi
Manoa Elementary School Haverford Township School District K–5 Havertown 3.35 mi
Merion Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Merion Station 3.55 mi
Russell Elementary School Marple Newtown School District K–5 Broomall 3.8 mi
Loomis Elementary School Marple Newtown School District K–5 Broomall 3.9 mi
Highland Park Elementary School Upper Darby School District 1–5 Upper Darby 4.01 mi
Hillcrest Elementary School Upper Darby School District K–5 Drexel Hill 4.03 mi
Lamberton Robert E School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.04 mi
Conshohocken Elementary School Colonial School District K–3 Conshohocken 4.08 mi
Cynwyd School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.15 mi
Worrall Elementary School Marple Newtown School District K–5 Broomall 4.27 mi
Belmont Hills Elementary School Lower Merion School District K–4 Bala Cynwyd 4.4 mi
Aronimink Elementary School Upper Darby School District 1–5 Drexel Hill 4.43 mi
Ad Prima Charter School Ad Prima Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.44 mi
Upper Darby Kindergarten Center Upper Darby School District K Drexel Hill 4.45 mi
Overbrook Edu Center Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.57 mi
Gulph Elementary School Upper Merion Area School District K–4 King of Prussia 4.57 mi
Culbertson Elementary School Marple Newtown School District K–5 Newtown Square 4.61 mi
Wayne Elementary School Radnor Township School District K–5 Wayne 4.61 mi
Overbrook Elementary School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.64 mi
Samuel Gompers School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.65 mi
Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.69 mi
Harambee Institute of Science and Techno Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.72 mi
West Phila. Achievement CES West Phila. Achievement CES K–5 Philadelphia 4.76 mi
Dobson James School Philadelphia City School District K–8 Philadelphia 4.85 mi
Shawmont School Philadelphia City School District Preschool–8 Philadelphia 4.92 mi
Green Woods Charter School Green Woods Charter School K–8 Philadelphia 4.93 mi

Public Middle (8 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Black Rock Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Villanova 2.39 mi
Haverford Middle School Haverford Township School District 6–8 Havertown 2.45 mi
Welsh Valley Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Narberth 3.53 mi
Radnor Middle School Radnor Township School District 6–8 Wayne 3.9 mi
Bala-Cynwyd Middle School Lower Merion School District 5–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.09 mi
Drexel Hill Middle School Upper Darby School District 6–8 Drexel Hill 4.32 mi
Paxon Hollow Middle School Marple Newtown School District 6–8 Broomall 4.74 mi
Beverly Hills Middle School Upper Darby School District 6–8 Upper Darby 5 mi

Public High (10 schools)

School District Grades Place Distance
Harriton Senior High School Lower Merion School District 9–12 Bryn Mawr 1.71 mi
Lower Merion High School Lower Merion School District 9–12 Ardmore 2.19 mi
Haverford Senior High School Haverford Township School District 9–12 Havertown 2.51 mi
Radnor Senior High School Radnor Township School District 9–12 Radnor 2.6 mi
Delaware County Technical High School-Ma Delaware County Technical High School 9–12 Aston 3.19 mi
Marple Newtown Senior High School Marple Newtown School District 9–12 Newtown Square 4.33 mi
Upper Darby Senior High School Upper Darby School District 9–12 Drexel Hill 4.58 mi
The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Philadelphia City School District 5–12 Philadelphia 4.64 mi
Lankenau High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.74 mi
Overbrook High School Philadelphia City School District 9–12 Philadelphia 4.99 mi

Private (89 schools)

School Grades Place Distance
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Bryn Mawr Nonsectarian 6–12 Bryn Mawr 0.27 mi
Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy Jewish 6–12 Bryn Mawr 0.36 mi
The Shipley School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Bryn Mawr 0.56 mi
The Baldwin School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Bryn Mawr 0.63 mi
Friends School Haverford Friends Preschool–5 Haverford 0.65 mi
The Haverford School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Haverford 0.81 mi
Phebe Anna Thorne Kindergarten Nonsectarian Preschool–K Haverford 1.01 mi
St Aloysius Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Bryn Mawr 1.09 mi
Holy Child School At Rosemont Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Bryn Mawr 1.09 mi
Sts Colman-John Neumann Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Bryn Mawr 1.3 mi
Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr Roman Catholic K–12 Bryn Mawr 1.36 mi
Main Line Classical Academy Inc Nonsectarian K–9 Bryn Mawr 1.38 mi
The Village School Nonsectarian 7–12 Bryn Mawr 1.44 mi
Fusion Academy - Ardmore Nonsectarian 6–12 Ardmore 1.76 mi
The Agnes Irwin School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Bryn Mawr 1.79 mi
Hill Top Preparatory School Nonsectarian 5–12 Bryn Mawr 1.81 mi
Regina Angelorum Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Ardmore 1.87 mi
Cardinal John Foley Regional Ca Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Havertown 1.95 mi
Cambridge School Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Ardmore 1.97 mi
Caskey Torah Academy Of Greater Philadelphia Jewish Preschool–8 Wynnewood 2.15 mi
The Gateway School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Wynnewood 2.2 mi
Villanova Academy For Honor Studies Islamic Preschool–6 Villanova 2.28 mi
The Gladwyne Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Gladwyne 2.37 mi
Main Line Reform Temple School For Early Childhood Jewish Preschool–K Wynnewood 2.49 mi
Ancona Montessori School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Wynnewood 2.54 mi
Academy-Notre Dame De Namur Roman Catholic 6–12 Villanova 2.65 mi
Archbishop Carroll High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Malvern 2.7 mi
Archbishop John Carroll High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Radnor 2.7 mi
St Katherine Day School -Upper Roman Catholic K–12 Radnor 2.7 mi
The Grayson School Nonsectarian Preschool–12 Radnor 2.7 mi
Child Steps Nonsectarian Preschool–K Havertown 2.75 mi
St Faith Preschool & Kindergarten Nonsectarian Preschool–K Havertown 2.77 mi
Manoa Community Church-Keep Presbyterian Preschool–K Havertown 2.83 mi
Keep At Manoa Community Church Presbyterian Preschool–K Havertown 2.84 mi
Wetherill School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Gladwyne 2.94 mi
Child Guidance Elementary School Nonsectarian 3–8 Havertown 2.99 mi
Child Guidance Elementary Educational Nonsectarian 3–8 Havertown 2.99 mi
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El Early Childhood Center Jewish K Wynnewood 3.08 mi
Sacred Heart Catholic School Roman Catholic 1 Havertown 3.13 mi
St Margaret School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Narberth 3.2 mi
Grayson School Nonsectarian Preschool–10 Broomall 3.25 mi
St Katherine School Roman Catholic K–10 Wynnewood 3.33 mi
Noreen Cook Center For Ece Of Har Zion Temple Jewish Preschool–K Penn Valley 3.36 mi
St Piusx School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Broomall 3.42 mi
Gan Chabad Of The Main Line Jewish Preschool–K Merion Station 3.57 mi
Perelman Jewish Day School-Stern Center Jewish Preschool–5 Wynnewood 3.62 mi
Delaware County Christian School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–12 Newtown Square 3.63 mi
Robert J Wilf Preschool And Kindergarten Jewish Preschool–K Wynnewood 3.64 mi
9107 Little Friends Academy Inc Nonsectarian Preschool–K Upper Darby 3.7 mi
St Katharine Of Siena School Roman Catholic K–8 Wayne 3.72 mi
Friends Central School Friends Preschool–12 Wynnewood 3.76 mi
Merion Mercy Academy Roman Catholic 9–12 Merion Station 3.81 mi
Waldron Mercy Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Merion Station 3.83 mi
Trinity Nursery & Kindergarten Nonsectarian Preschool–K King Of Prussia 3.87 mi
Aim Academy Nonsectarian 1–12 Conshohocken 4.04 mi
St Anastasia School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Newtown Square 4.06 mi
Overbrook Preschool And Kindergarten Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 4.09 mi
Childrens School At St Johns Nonsectarian Preschool–K Bala Cynwyd 4.11 mi
St Laurence School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Upper Darby 4.12 mi
St Bernadette School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Drexel Hill 4.14 mi
Valley Forge Military Academy Nonsectarian 7–12 Wayne 4.15 mi
The Mesivta High School Of Greater Phila Jewish 9–12 Bala Cynwyd 4.15 mi
St Dorothy School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Drexel Hill 4.24 mi
Fairy Tale Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–K Upper Darby 4.25 mi
Talmudical Yeshiva Of Philadelphia Jewish 9–12 Philadelphia 4.29 mi
Phila Yeshiva Jewish 9–12 Philadelphia 4.29 mi
Hyman Korman High School-Talmudical Yeshiva Of Phi Jewish 9–12 Philadelphia 4.29 mi
Kohelet Yeshiva High School Jewish 9–12 Merion Station 4.32 mi
The Miquon School Nonsectarian Preschool–6 Conshohocken 4.33 mi
Temple Adath Israelearlychildhood Center Jewish Preschool–K Merion Station 4.35 mi
Ijoba Shule Other Preschool–11 Philadelphia 4.36 mi
French International School Of Philadelphia Nonsectarian Preschool–8 Bala Cynwyd 4.42 mi
New Life Alternatives Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) K–7 Philadelphia 4.44 mi
Heritage School Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–K Wayne 4.52 mi
St Davids Episcopal Day School Episcopal Preschool–K Wayne 4.53 mi
I S Kosloff Torah Academy High School For Girls Jewish 9–12 Bala Cynwyd 4.57 mi
St David's Nursery School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Devon 4.7 mi
Goddard School Nonsectarian K King Of Prussia 4.7 mi
Shepherd's Christian Academy Christian (no specific denomination) Preschool–5 Philadelphia 4.73 mi
Stratford Friends School Friends K–9 Newtown Square 4.81 mi
Ancona Montessori School-Drexel Hill Nonsectarian Preschool–K Drexel Hill 4.86 mi
St Andrew School Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Drexel Hill 4.87 mi
Assumption Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–K Strafford 4.88 mi
Bright Horizons At King Of Prussia Nonsectarian Preschool–K King Of Prussia 4.92 mi
Schuylkill Center For Environmental Education Nonsectarian Preschool–K Philadelphia 4.95 mi
Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School Roman Catholic 9–12 Drexel Hill 4.95 mi
Woodbine Academy Nonsectarian Preschool–4 Philadelphia 4.96 mi
Holy Child Academy Roman Catholic Preschool–8 Drexel Hill 4.97 mi
Goddard School Nonsectarian Preschool–K Strafford 4.99 mi

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This report is a detailed community overview for Bryn Mawr (19010), Pennsylvania.

Community Quick Facts

  • Average travel time to work for people in this community: 28
  • Average salary of people in this community: $114,273

Community Summary

  • Population Density (ppl / mile): 2,560
  • Household Size (ppl): 2.47
  • Households w/ Children: 57%

Housing Inventory

  • Owned: 4,711 (59.3%)
  • Rented: 2,638 (33.2%)
  • Vacant: 595 (7.5%)
  • Total: 7,944

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: 21,572
Households: 7,349
Median Age: 35.40

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: 0.8%
  • Some High School: 1.3%
  • High School Graduate: 10.1%
  • Some College: 9.7%
  • Associate Degree: 3.7%
  • Bachelor's Degree: 31.3%
  • Graduate Degree: 43.3%

Income by dollar range

Median Income: $119,698

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).

  • Studio: $1,185
  • One Bedroom: $1,360
  • Two Bedroom: $1,610
  • Three Bedroom: $2,063
  • Four Bedroom: $2,172

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153 Pennsylvania Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3115

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