Birch Crescent
Rochdale, England
Reality check: Recorded indicators: transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 30/100; flood mapping 20/100; green-space proximity 43/100. 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 100/100; daily amenities 30/100. Recorded median sale price: £135,000 from 26 transactions. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
Available components: family indicators 65/100; green-space proximity 43/100; daily amenities 30/100. 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 45/100; daily amenities 30/100; market proxy 65/100. 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: liquidity proxy 70/100; market proxy 65/100. Recorded median sale price: £135,000 from 26 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Transaction activity 50%, Market 50%; no return forecast. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Available components: green-space proximity 43/100; daily amenities 30/100; amenity proximity 45/100. 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 30/100. Recorded median sale price: £135,000 from 26 transactions. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy. 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 3 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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Mapped location intersects Flood Zone 3. Check the official map for the specific property; this does not determine insurance requirements.
Score 20/100. Consult the official flood map for the specific property and relevant flood types.
How Life Works Here
Birch Crescent is located in Rochdale, near Newhey. 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. No nearby amenity records are available in this extract. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus and tram. The nearest mapped stop (Sycamore Avenue) is 144m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The median property price is £135,000. Based on 26 transactions recorded since 2014. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,511; owner-occupied homes 30%; social housing 10%; retired population 18.6%; average household size 2.2. There are 8 schools within 2 km, 8 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 182m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. This street falls within Flood Zone 3 — a high-risk area for flooding from river sources. Check the official map for the specific property; this intersection does not determine insurance requirements. The highest available weighted profile is first time buyers at 71/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 56/100. Its recorded district percentile is 65. 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
Property Market
Semi-Detached | Freehold | Transactions: Moderate recorded volume
Source release: 2026-08-28; registrations received through 2026-07-31. Earlier periods can be revised by late registrations. Standard and additional transactions are included, so property mix can affect the median.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0). Median comparisons use two full calendar years five years apart, with at least five sales in each. Different properties may have sold; this is not a house-price index or a prediction of returns.
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Public Services Nearby
Public facilities within walking distance from Birch Crescent, with detailed information for each.
parks & green spaces (5)
- Memorial Park 585m · 7 min walk
- Milnrow Interchange 691m · 9 min walk
- Milnrow Interchange 704m · 9 min walk
- Milnrow Interchange 832m · 10 min walk
- Stanney Brook Park 1346m · 17 min walk
schools (5)
- Newhey Community Primary School 182m · 2 min walk
- St Thomas' Church of England Primary School 812m · 10 min walk
- Hollingworth Academy 1155m · 14 min walk
- Milnrow Parish Church of England Primary School 1500m · 19 min walk
- Crossgates Primary School 1871m · 23 min walk
Transport Links
Similar Streets
Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.
- Whitebeam Close — Rochdale59
- Lilac Avenue — Rochdale59
- Sycamore Avenue — Rochdale59
- Hazel Avenue — Rochdale54
- Cedar Lane — Rochdale55
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.
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