Apfel Lane
Oldham, England
Reality check: May work as a first purchase, but price data is limited. Good transport links add convenience. Price data (£99,000) is based on only 2 transactions and may not be reliable.
Who Is This Street For?
Scored by profile based on what matters most to each group.
Affordable at £99,000 with decent transport (100) and services (81). Good first step.
Workable for families, but noisy/dense environment (27) may concern parents.
How this is calculated
Safety 30%, Schools 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%
Transport (100) and walkability (60) are strong. with excellent local amenities. Good for commuting and social life.
How this is calculated
Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%
Market score 50, liquidity 30. Poor fundamentals — hard to sell, unlikely to grow.
How this is calculated
Liquidity 35%, Market 35%, Price trend bonus up to +30
Good with limitations — good daily access, walkable. But environment (27) suggests noise or density.
How this is calculated
Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%
Affordable at £99,000 with decent transport (100) and services (81). Good first step.
How this is calculated
Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%
How suitable for settled living
Access, transport, services
This is primarily a commercial area. While services and access are good, the area lacks the character, safety or quiet that most residents seek.
Things You Should Know
Only 2 transactions recorded. The £99,000 median is not statistically reliable and may reflect unusual sales.
How Life Works Here
Apfel Lane is located in Oldham, near Chadderton. Daily amenities are excellent, with 5 facilities within walking distance, including doctors (1), fast_food (1), and pharmacy (1). The closest is Well Pharmacy (pharmacy, 85m). Transport connections are strong, with rail and bus and tram links nearby. The nearest stop (Melbourne Street) is 43m away. The median property price is £99,000. Based on 2 transactions recorded since 2014. Rented accommodation predominates. There are 14 schools within 2 km, 13 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 3 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 420m away. This street may particularly suit first-time buyers. Some market indicators point to a cooling trend. This is primarily a commercial area. Liveability scores 55/100. While services are accessible, the environment is not designed for residential comfort.
Score Breakdown
Each dimension scored 0-100 from open government data. Source listed under each bar.
police.uk crime data (12-month rolling), LSOA-level area, not street-level
OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km
DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops
DEFRA noise & air quality, OS green space
HM Land Registry price paid data
GIAS schools + Ofsted ratings
OSM footpath density + connectivity
EPC Register — awaiting public API access
Environment Agency flood zones
Property Market
Semi-Detached | Freehold | Market: cooling
⚠ Based on only 2 transactions. Market data has low statistical confidence for this street.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0)
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Nearby Amenities
Public Services Nearby
Public facilities within walking distance from Apfel Lane, with detailed information for each.
gyms & sports centres (2)
- Chadderton Wellbeing Centre 158m · 2 min walk
- Chadderton Boxing Club 1044m · 13 min walk
hospitals (5)
- IGP Care 1108m · 14 min walk
- Werneth Primary Care Centre 1147m · 14 min walk
- South Chadderton Health Centre 1368m · 17 min walk
- Butler Green Enhanced Intermediate Care Unit 1547m · 19 min walk
- SpaMedica Oldham 1550m · 19 min walk
libraries (2)
- Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre 321m · 4 min walk
- Northmoor Library 1227m · 15 min walk
parks & green spaces (5)
- Berrisfield Park 686m · 9 min walk
- Agnes-Robinson Pocket Park 809m · 10 min walk
- Noddy's Playing Fields 1013m · 13 min walk
- Fitton Park 1039m · 13 min walk
- Tamworth Street Park 1146m · 14 min walk
schools (5)
- St Herbert's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 421m · 5 min walk
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 441m · 6 min walk
- Bare Trees Primary School 566m · 7 min walk
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 813m · 10 min walk
- Freehold Community Academy 1039m · 13 min walk
Transport Links
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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
- DEFRA noise and air quality — 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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