The Oval
County of Herefordshire, England
Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 45/100; transport-stop proximity 40/100; daily amenities 58/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 6/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.
Compare Profile Scores
Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.
Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 58/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
Available components: area-safety proxy 45/100; family indicators 65/100; green-space proximity 6/100; daily amenities 58/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 58/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Available components: area-safety proxy 45/100; green-space proximity 6/100; daily amenities 58/100; amenity proximity 60/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Available components: transport-stop proximity 40/100; daily amenities 58/100; area-safety proxy 45/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Flood mapping
The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.
Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.
Check the official flood map for your propertyThings You Should Know
Score 6/100. This measures mapped green-space proximity, not noise or air quality.
How Life Works Here
The Oval is located in County of Herefordshire, near Hereford. The associated LSOA area has 115 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. The dataset records 4 nearby amenities. The closest is The Oval Post Office (post office, 9m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: bus. The nearest mapped stop (Shelter) is 57m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,447; owner-occupied homes 22.4%; social housing 21.9%; retired population 13.7%; average household size 2.4. There are 7 schools within 2 km, 5 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 405m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is young professionals at 52/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 49/100. Its recorded district percentile is 81. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.
Score Breakdown
Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.
police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted
OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km
DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops
OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality
HM Land Registry price paid data
GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators
Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment
EPC Register — awaiting public API access
English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately
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Nearby Amenities
Public Services Nearby
Public facilities within walking distance from The Oval, with detailed information for each.
hospitals (2)
- Physio Two Hereford 646m · 8 min walk
- Sexual Health Services 4 Herefordshire 1850m · 23 min walk
parks & green spaces (5)
- King George V Playing Fields 1259m · 16 min walk
- Bishop's Meadows 1402m · 18 min walk
- Millennium Garden 1533m · 19 min walk
- Cathedral Green 1608m · 20 min walk
- Garden of Remembrance 1638m · 20 min walk
schools (5)
- Blackmarston School 406m · 5 min walk
- Marlbrook Primary School 630m · 8 min walk
- Our Lady's RC Primary School 669m · 8 min walk
- The Hereford Church of England Academy 699m · 9 min walk
- Riverside Primary School 772m · 10 min walk
Transport Links
Similar Streets
Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.
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- A449 — County of Herefordshire45
- Lower Bazley — County of Herefordshire54
- Laycock Drive — County of Herefordshire44
Data Transparency
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- OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
- police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
- OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
- DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
- GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
- Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
- ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0
All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.
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