Sell Your House in Upper Darby, PA

What are Upper Darby homes selling for?

Over the three months ending in September 2026, Redfin reported a median sale price of about $219,000 in 19082, down 4.8% from a year earlier, at about $157 per square foot (Redfin, 19082). In Drexel Hill (19026) the median was about $358,000, up 11.1% (Redfin, 19026).

Upper Darby is Pennsylvania's sixth-most-populous municipality, with 85,681 residents in 2020. Its sections include Drexel Hill, Highland Park, Stonehurst, Bywood, Kirklyn, Primos and Aronimink, built around SEPTA's 69th Street Transportation Center (Upper Darby Township). Rowhouses and twins are the typical house. Many are long-held family homes or rentals, and many need work.

How does Upper Darby's resale inspection work?

• Interior and exterior inspections. Since July 1, 2024, the township has inspected the inside and outside of a house against the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code before issuing a resale certificate. It asks sellers to apply and pay 3 to 4 weeks before settlement. Once the seller fixes the violations, final inspections pass and permits are closed, the certificate typically takes 10 to 14 business days (Suburban Realtors Alliance, quoting the township).
• The as-is route. If a property is sold as-is, the township can issue a Conditional Resale Certificate once the buyer signs a notarized Buyer's Acceptance Form and pays the fee. The buyer then has one year from the application to correct the violations (same source). That's the route we use. The repair list becomes our job and is priced into the offer.
• Sewer lateral inspection. Since an April 2020 ordinance, Upper Darby requires the sewer lateral (the pipe from the house to the main) to be inspected when a property is transferred, and gives owners 12 months to fix defects. Inspections cost a few hundred dollars, and repairs can run into the thousands (Philadelphia Inquirer).

What other Pennsylvania and Delaware County rules apply?

• Transfer tax is 2.5%. Pennsylvania takes 1% and Upper Darby Township takes 1.5% (effective January 1, 2022), so the total is 2.5%. The customary split is half each (Delaware County Recorder of Deeds). When Silverside buys your house, we pay all closing costs, including your share of the transfer tax.
• Estates and inheritance tax. Estates are opened with the Delaware County Register of Wills in Media. Pennsylvania inheritance tax is 0% for a surviving spouse, 4.5% for children and other lineal heirs, 12% for siblings and 15% for other heirs, and the return is due nine months after death (PA inheritance tax summary, county Register of Wills). We can time settlement so the estate can pay the tax from the proceeds (inherited houses).
• Sheriff sales. Delaware County holds in-person sheriff sales on the third Friday of each month at 11:00 a.m. in the Government Center in Media (Delaware County Sheriff). If your house is listed, call before the sale date, not after (facing foreclosure).
• Licensing. Under Pennsylvania Act 52 of 2024, anyone who wholesales (assigns contracts) must hold a PA real estate license.

Which way to sell fits an Upper Darby house?

• Cash offer: as-is, with a conditional resale certificate, so the township repair list is ours.
• Seller financing: for free-and-clear rowhome landlords who want monthly income.
• Mortgage takeover: when you owe close to what it's worth and need the payment gone.
• Fix & List: for Drexel Hill twins and singles where clearing the violations pays off at retail.
• Cash + rent-back: sell now and stay while you plan the move.

Use the net proceeds calculator with 1.25% as your share of transfer tax if you list. If Silverside buys the house, enter 0: we pay all closing costs, including your share of the transfer tax.

How do we buy houses in Upper Darby?

1. Tell us about the house. Use the form or call. A few minutes on the phone is usually enough.
2. One walkthrough, or photos. No cleaning or staging. We look up taxes, liens and open permits ourselves.
3. Get a written offer that shows the math: the after-repair value, the repair budget, our costs and margin, and your estimated net.
4. Close on your date with a Pennsylvania title company or settlement attorney, as soon as about 10 days with clear title or up to about 60 days out. You're paid at settlement.

When should you list with an agent instead?

If the house would pass the township inspection with only minor fixes, and you can wait the 3 to 4 weeks for the resale process plus normal marketing time, listing with a local agent will usually net more, especially in Drexel Hill. We'll tell you that. Direct sales make sense when the violation list is long, the sewer lateral has failed, there are tenants, or the estate needs a firm date. The cash vs. traditional sale guide walks through the comparison.

What areas near Upper Darby do we cover?

Upper Darby, Drexel Hill, Highland Park, Stonehurst, Bywood, Kirklyn, Primos, Aronimink, Garrettford, Cardington and the 69th Street area, plus nearby Clifton Heights, Lansdowne, Darby, Yeadon and Millbourne.

What do Upper Darby sellers ask us?

Where do these facts come from?

• Redfin, 19082 housing market (three-month median as of September 2026)
• Redfin, 19026 (Drexel Hill) housing market (three-month median as of September 2026)
• Suburban Realtors Alliance, Upper Darby begins interior U&O inspections (July 2024)
• Philadelphia Inquirer, Upper Darby sewer lateral inspections at sale (April 2020)
• Delaware County, PA Recorder of Deeds, Transfer Taxes
• Delaware County, PA Sheriff, Real Estate Sales
• Pennsylvania inheritance tax rates and deadline (county Register of Wills summary)

Market figures are Redfin three-month medians as published in September 2026 and change monthly. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Confirm local rules with the municipality, the county, or your attorney.