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Smethurst Street

Rochdale, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 48/100 Transport proximity 90/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: transport-stop proximity 90/100; daily amenities 16/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 48/100. 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.

Highest profile: First-time BuyersGood

Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; daily amenities 16/100. Recorded median sale price: £121,500 from 14 transactions. Data unavailable: area-safety proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

Families
Fair

Available components: family indicators 75/100; green-space proximity 48/100; 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.

Young Professionals
Fair

Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; amenity proximity 45/100; daily amenities 16/100; market proxy 60/100. 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.

Investors
Fair

Available components: liquidity proxy 50/100; market proxy 60/100. Recorded median sale price: £121,500 from 14 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.

Retirees
Low

Available components: green-space proximity 48/100; daily amenities 16/100; 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.

First-time Buyers
Good

Available components: transport-stop proximity 90/100; daily amenities 16/100. Recorded median sale price: £121,500 from 14 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.

59
Liveability Score
Indicative · relative within Rochdale
Top 22% in RochdaleTop 10% nationally
Low confidence Based on only 14 transactions (limited sample), 5 data sources

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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Things You Should Know

Limited mapped daily services

Score 16/100. Check the available shops and services against your daily needs.

How Life Works Here

Smethurst Street is located in Rochdale, near Middleton. Recorded crime data is unavailable for this area. The dataset records 1 nearby amenities. The closest is The Minders Arms (pub, 51m). Distances do not establish a walkable route or current opening hours. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Oak Street) is 55m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The median property price is £121,500. Based on 14 transactions recorded since 2014. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,470; owner-occupied homes 29.1%; social housing 8.5%; retired population 16.4%; average household size 2.3. There are 5 schools within 2 km, 5 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 266m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is first time buyers at 66/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 59/100. Its recorded district percentile is 78. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Data unavailable

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Poor (16)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Excellent (90)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Fair (48)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Good (60)

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Excellent (75)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Fair (45)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

Property Market

£121,500
Median Price
14
Transactions (2014–2026)

Terraced | Leasehold | Transactions: Some recorded transactions

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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Nearby Amenities

The Minders Arms51m (0.6 min walk)

Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Smethurst Street, with detailed information for each.

gyms & sports centres (1)

libraries (3)

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parks & green spaces (5)

schools (5)

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Transport Links

Oak Street bus_stop55m
Greenhill Road bus_stop108m
Green Lane bus_stop194m
Mills Hill (Manchester) Rail Station rail_station849m

Similar Streets

Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.

Data Transparency

5 open data sources
68% data uniqueness
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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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