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Shidas Lane

Sandwell, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 79/100 Transport proximity 10/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 25/100; transport-stop proximity 10/100; daily amenities 30/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 79/100. 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.

All available profile scores are below 45/100.

Review the component scores and missing data against your own requirements.

Families
Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 25/100; family indicators 45/100; green-space proximity 79/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: 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
Poor

Available components: transport-stop proximity 10/100; amenity proximity 25/100; daily amenities 30/100. 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.

Retirees
Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 25/100; green-space proximity 79/100; daily amenities 30/100; amenity proximity 25/100. Data unavailable: 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
Poor

Available components: transport-stop proximity 10/100; daily amenities 30/100; area-safety proxy 25/100. Data unavailable: 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.

38
Liveability Score
Indicative · relative within Sandwell
Low confidence Based on no transaction data, 4 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

Low area-safety score

Area safety score 25/100 — based on recorded incident counts for the associated LSOA, not this specific street. Counts are not adjusted for population and do not establish an above-average crime rate.

Limited mapped transport access

Score 10/100. Check routes, timetables and accessibility with the operator.

Low area-safety score

Score 25/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

How Life Works Here

Shidas Lane is located in Sandwell, near Oldbury. The associated LSOA area has 529 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. 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. The nearest mapped stop (Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station) is 1,273m 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 2,436; owner-occupied homes 27.6%; social housing 9.1%; retired population 10.4%; average household size 2.4. There are 6 schools within 2 km, 5 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is families at 44/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 38/100. Its recorded district percentile is 3. 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) Poor (25)

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

Daily Access Low (30)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Poor (10)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Excellent (79)

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

Market Value Data unavailable

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Fair (45)

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

Amenity proximity Poor (25)

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

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Public Services Nearby

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gyms & sports centres (5)

hospitals (2)

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Transport Links

Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station rail_station1273m

Similar Streets

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

Data Transparency

4 open data sources
45% 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.