George Square
Oldham, England
Reality check: Recorded indicators: transport-stop proximity 80/100; daily amenities 87/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 53/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy. 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 80/100; daily amenities 87/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
Available components: family indicators 85/100; green-space proximity 53/100; daily amenities 87/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, 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 80/100; amenity proximity 75/100; daily amenities 87/100. 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: green-space proximity 53/100; daily amenities 87/100; amenity proximity 75/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, 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 80/100; daily amenities 87/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, 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.
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George Square is located in Oldham. The associated LSOA area has 2 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 2 of the 12 selected months. Coverage is insufficient for an annual safety score. 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 6 nearby amenities. The closest is Chambers Sandwich Shop (fast food, 26m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus and tram. The nearest mapped stop (Oldham Bus Station) is 104m 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 2,161; owner-occupied homes 11.7%; social housing 22.4%; retired population 7%; average household size 2.7. There are 13 schools within 2 km, 12 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 279m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is first time buyers at 83/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 79/100. Its recorded district percentile is 99. 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 George Square, with detailed information for each.
gyms & sports centres (2)
- Oldham Leisure Centre 229m · 3 min walk
- PureGym 566m · 7 min walk
hospitals (3)
- NHS Oldham Integrated Care Centre 295m · 4 min walk
- The Beeches 506m · 6 min walk
- St Mary's Medical Centre 564m · 7 min walk
libraries (3)
- Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre 463m · 6 min walk
- Northmoor Library 822m · 10 min walk
- Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre 1837m · 23 min walk
parks & green spaces (5)
- Oldham Peace Garden 164m · 2 min walk
- Coppice Park 717m · 9 min walk
- Coppice Community Centre Garden 883m · 11 min walk
- Coldhurst Community Park 1088m · 14 min walk
- Neild Street Park 1319m · 16 min walk
schools (5)
- The Springboard Project 279m · 4 min walk
- Richmond Academy 575m · 7 min walk
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 604m · 8 min walk
- Holy Cross Ceva Primary School 700m · 9 min walk
- St Thomas CofE Primary School 785m · 10 min walk
Transport Links
Similar Streets
Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.
- Priest Hill Street — Oldham78
- Lomas Street — Oldham77
- Jenny Street — Oldham79
- Market Place — Oldham72
- Livesey Street — Oldham81
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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