Foundry Street
Oldham, England
Reality check: May work as a first purchase, but price data is limited. Good transport links add convenience. Price data (£120,000) is based on only 1 transaction and may not be reliable.
Who Is This Street For?
Scored by profile based on what matters most to each group.
Affordable at £120,000 with decent transport (100) and services (32). Good first step.
Workable for families, but noisy/dense environment (35) may concern parents.
How this is calculated
Safety 30%, Schools 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%
Decent connectivity, but some areas could be better.
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 — safe, walkable. But environment (35) suggests noise or density, limited nearby services (32).
How this is calculated
Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%
Affordable at £120,000 with decent transport (100) and services (32). Good first step.
How this is calculated
Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%
Things You Should Know
Only 1 transaction recorded. The £120,000 median is not statistically reliable and may reflect unusual sales.
How Life Works Here
Foundry Street is located in Oldham. Crime levels are below the local average (2 incidents in 12 months). No burglaries were recorded in the latest period. Some amenities are available nearby, though a car may be useful for regular errands like grocery shopping. The closest is Koffee Kingdom (cafe, 47m). Transport connections are strong, with rail and bus and tram links nearby. The nearest stop (Sixth Form College) is 121m away. The median property price is £120,000. Based on 1 transaction recorded since 2014. Rented accommodation predominates, with larger households suggesting families. There are 14 schools within 2 km, 13 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 274m away. This street may particularly suit first-time buyers. Some market indicators point to a cooling trend. Overall, this street scores 65 out of 100 for liveability, placing it in the top 8% within its district.
Score Breakdown
Each dimension scored 0-100 from open government data. Source listed under each bar.
police.uk crime data (12-month rolling)
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
Other | Leasehold | Market: cooling
⚠ Based on only 1 transaction. 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 Foundry Street, with detailed information for each.
gyms & sports centres (2)
- Oldham Leisure Centre 211m · 3 min walk
- PureGym 621m · 8 min walk
hospitals (3)
- NHS Oldham Integrated Care Centre 538m · 7 min walk
- Werneth Primary Care Centre 747m · 9 min walk
- The Beeches 801m · 10 min walk
libraries (4)
- Oldham Local Studies & Archive 669m · 8 min walk
- Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre 707m · 9 min walk
- Northmoor Library 886m · 11 min walk
- Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre 1710m · 21 min walk
schools (5)
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 275m · 3 min walk
- Richmond Academy 389m · 5 min walk
- The Springboard Project 405m · 5 min walk
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 478m · 6 min walk
- Werneth Primary School 832m · 10 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.