Penn Street, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL8 1TU.

Average price (last 12 months)

£85,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£78,333

6 sales

Price range

£60k – £105k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

27 Feb 2026

OL8 1TU

At a glance

House prices£78k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station9 min walkOldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

6 property sales on Penn Street, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £85,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £78,333. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Penn Street compared

OL8 postcode area£190,561

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Penn Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OL8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	6	£78,333	27 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Penn Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
8, Penn Street OL8 1TU	27 Feb 2026	£85,000	Terraced	Leasehold
26, Penn Street OL8 1TU	2 Oct 2024	£105,000	Terraced	Leasehold
28, Penn Street OL8 1TU	15 Apr 2021	£88,000	Terraced	Leasehold
8, Penn Street OL8 1TU	29 Mar 2017	£60,000	Terraced	Leasehold
5, Penn Street OL8 1TU	4 Oct 2016	£66,000	Terraced	Leasehold
29, Penn Street OL8 1TU	2 Sep 2016	£66,000	Terraced	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
8, Penn Street	£60,000 (Mar 2017) → £85,000 (Feb 2026)	+42% over 9 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Penn Street

Crime

2 crimes were reported within about a mile of Penn Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Penn Street is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester Flood alert area
River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Penn Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Darul Hadis Latifiah Northwest 67 pupils	Other independent school	11–16	Report	0.1 mi
St Thomas CofE Primary School 491 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	0.1 mi
St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 166 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
Thornycroft School	Other independent special school	5–19	Report	0.2 mi
Werneth Primary School 429 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Oldham Sixth Form College	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.4 mi
Westwood High 349 pupils	Other independent school Islam	2–19	Report	0.4 mi
Coppice Primary Academy 525 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Moston station 2.0 mi · 41 min walk
Mills Hill (Manchester) station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
Oldham King Street (Manchester Metrolink) 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
Westwood (Manchester Metrolink) 0.5 mi · 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Napier Street East (nr, Coppice Street) 1 min walk
Coppice Street (nr, Napier Street East) 1 min walk
Osborne Road (adj, Coppice Street) 2 min walk
Osborne Road (nr, Coppice Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Md Family Practice
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.2 mi
Werneth Medical Practice
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.2 mi
Kapur Family Care
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.2 mi
John Street Medical Practice
1 John Street, Oldham · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	46.4%	62.5%
Private rented	20.6%	20.3%
Social rented	32.7%	17.1%
Households	431

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	26.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	9.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,613

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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