Whetstone Hill Road
Oldham, England
Reality check: At £95,000, this is accessible for first-time buyers. Good transport links add convenience.
Who Is This Street For?
Scored by profile based on what matters most to each group.
Affordable at £95,000 with decent transport (100) and services (30). 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
Limited by environment (35), service access (30). Not ideal for settled retirement.
How this is calculated
Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%
Affordable at £95,000 with decent transport (100) and services (30). Good first step.
How this is calculated
Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%
How Life Works Here
Whetstone Hill Road is located in Oldham. Some amenities are available nearby, though a car may be useful for regular errands like grocery shopping. Transport connections are strong, with rail and bus and tram links nearby. The nearest stop (Whetstone Hill Road) is 14m away. The median property price is £95,000. Based on 3 transactions recorded since 2014. Rented accommodation predominates, with larger households suggesting families. There are 12 schools within 2 km, 9 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 77m away. This street may particularly suit first-time buyers. Overall, this street scores 59 out of 100 for liveability, above the district average.
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
Semi-Detached | Freehold | Market: cooling
⚠ Based on only 3 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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Public Services Nearby
Public facilities within walking distance from Whetstone Hill Road, with detailed information for each.
gyms & sports centres (1)
- Scholes Gym 1367m · 17 min walk
hospitals (4)
- Springfield House Medical Centre 873m · 11 min walk
- Oldham comunity diagnostics centre 1149m · 14 min walk
- Greenbank Medical Practice 1855m · 23 min walk
- Glodwick Primary Care Centre 1916m · 24 min walk
libraries (2)
- Oldham Local Studies & Archive 1948m · 24 min walk
- Oldham Library and Lifelong Learning Centre 1961m · 24 min walk
parks & green spaces (4)
- Stoneleigh Park 242m · 3 min walk
- Waterhead Park 995m · 12 min walk
- Becket Meadows 1629m · 20 min walk
- Sholver Millennium Green 1693m · 21 min walk
schools (5)
- St. Theresa's RC Primary School 77m · 1 min walk
- Willowpark Primary Academy 105m · 1 min walk
- Mayfield Primary School 358m · 4 min walk
- Kingsland School 485m · 6 min walk
- Littlemoor Primary School 715m · 9 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.