Thornton Street
Oldham, England
Reality check: Recorded indicators: transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 16/100; flood mapping 50/100; green-space proximity 73/100. 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: family indicators 85/100; green-space proximity 73/100; daily amenities 16/100. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy, energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
Available components: family indicators 85/100; green-space proximity 73/100; daily amenities 16/100. 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 100/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 16/100. 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 73/100; daily amenities 16/100; amenity proximity 60/100. 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 100/100; daily amenities 16/100. 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 Flood Zone 2 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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Score 16/100. Check the available shops and services against your daily needs.
How Life Works Here
Thornton Street is located in Oldham. Recorded crime data is unavailable for this area. The dataset records 1 nearby amenities. The closest is The Boathouse Cafe (cafe, 151m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus and tram. The nearest mapped stop (Woodstock Street) is 60m 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 3,000; owner-occupied homes 29.8%; social housing 10.3%; retired population 11.9%; average household size 5.4. There are 16 schools within 2 km, 14 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 171m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The area sits within Flood Zone 2 (river flooding), indicating medium flood risk. It is worth checking the Environment Agency flood map for current details. The highest available weighted profile is families at 70/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 64/100. Its recorded district percentile is 76. 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 Thornton Street, with detailed information for each.
gyms & sports centres (2)
- PureGym 229m · 3 min walk
- Oldham Leisure Centre 933m · 12 min walk
hospitals (2)
- The Beeches 599m · 8 min walk
- St Mary's Medical Centre 819m · 10 min walk
libraries (3)
- Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre 437m · 6 min walk
- Northmoor Library 1581m · 20 min walk
- Fitton Hill Library 1866m · 23 min walk
parks & green spaces (5)
- Alexandra Park 330m · 4 min walk
- Oldham Peace Garden 656m · 8 min walk
- Northern Roots 760m · 10 min walk
- Coppice Park 832m · 10 min walk
- Neild Street Park 855m · 11 min walk
schools (5)
- Greenhill Academy 171m · 2 min walk
- Broadfield Primary School 447m · 6 min walk
- The Springboard Project 489m · 6 min walk
- Alexandra Park Junior School 755m · 9 min walk
- The Blue Coat CofE School 1088m · 14 min walk
Transport Links
Similar Streets
Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.
- Napier Street East — Oldham67
- Woodstock Street — Oldham64
- Newport Street — Oldham67
- Plum Street — Oldham68
- Edward Street — Oldham68
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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