Newbold, Philadelphia


Newbold is a neighborhood
in South Philadelphia. Its boundaries are Broad Street on the east, 18th Street on the west, Washington Avenue on the north and Wolf Street on the south.It is a highly gentrified area of South Philly

Boundaries

According to their websites, Newbold Civic Association, created in 2006, and Newbold Neighbors Association, created in 2007, dispute the north/south boundaries of the neighborhood. The NCA claims the southern boundary as Wolf Street while the NNA claims the southern boundary as Passyunk Avenue, one to three blocks farther north. The NCA claims the northern boundary as Tasker Street while the NNA claims the northern boundary as Washington Avenue, about six blocks to the north.

Community

The main recreation areas in this neighborhood are DiSilvestro Playground and Guerin Recreation Center.
Civic groups active in the area include the Newbold Neighbors Association, the Newbold Civic Association, the South Broad Street Neighborhood Association, and Diversified Community Services.

Demographics

Based on a Zillow “Home Value Index”, a slideshow released in Nov. 2009 after the real estate market crash on CNBC has two Philly zip codes coming in at second and third place in the U.S. showing strong growth in Newbold during tough times.
Newbold was identified as the fourth "hottest" neighborhood in the Philadelphia region by Redfin.com with a 435% increase in interest in the neighborhood and a $155,750 median home sale price.

Namesakes

Newbold IPA, a beer released in 2008 by Philadelphia Brewing Company was named after the neighborhood.