Penrith Avenue, Oldham

House prices, sold prices and local information for OL8 4LY.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£140,250

8 sales

Price range

£77k – £255k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

29 Sep 2023

OL8 4LY

At a glance

House prices£140k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station13 min walkSouth Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

8 property sales on Penrith Avenue, Oldham have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Sep 2023. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £151,400. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Penrith Avenue compared

OL8 postcode area£190,561

Oldham£239,948

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Penrith Avenue 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	5	£151,400	11 Nov 2022
Semi-detached	3	£121,667	29 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Penrith Avenue

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
31, Penrith Avenue OL8 4LY	29 Sep 2023	£165,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
5, Penrith Avenue OL8 4LY	11 Nov 2022	£255,000	Terraced	Leasehold
27, Penrith Avenue OL8 4LY	4 Nov 2022	£162,000	Terraced	Leasehold
8, Penrith Avenue OL8 4LY	26 Aug 2022	£165,000	Terraced	Leasehold
32, Penrith Avenue OL8 4LY	5 Mar 2019	£100,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
33, Penrith Avenue OL8 4LY	15 Jan 2018	£100,000	Semi-detached	Leasehold
17, Penrith Avenue OL8 4LY	15 Sep 2017	£86,000	Terraced	Leasehold
27, Penrith Avenue OL8 4LY	2 Aug 2017	£77,000	Terraced	Leasehold
7, Penrith Avenue OL8 4LY	2 Dec 2016	£98,000	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
27, Penrith Avenue	£77,000 (Aug 2017) → £162,000 (Nov 2022)	+110% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Penrith Avenue

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Penrith Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% 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

Penrith Avenue 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 Penrith Avenue

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Hulme Grammar School 579 pupils	Other independent school	4–18	Report	0.3 mi
Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School 460 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Thornycroft School	Other independent special school	5–19	Report	0.3 mi
Werneth Primary School 429 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Coppice Primary Academy 525 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Stanley Road Primary School 443 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Oasis Academy Oldham 1,415 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.5 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 1.7 mi · 35 min walk
Mills Hill (Manchester) station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk
Ashton-under-Lyne station 2.9 mi · 59 min walk
South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink) 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
Freehold (Manchester Metrolink) 0.7 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Heron Street (adj, Chamber Road) 2 min walk
Chamber Road (nr, Heron Street) 2 min walk
Heron Street (opp, Chamber Road) 2 min walk
Grange Avenue (cnr, Chamber Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Littletown Family Med Pract
53 Manchester Road, Oldham · 0.2 mi
Hollinwood Medical Practice
1 Clive Street, Oldham · 0.4 mi
Werneth Medical Practice
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.6 mi
Md Family Practice
Werneth Primary Care Centre, Featherstall Road South, Oldham · 0.6 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 2 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 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	65.9%	62.5%
Private rented	23.2%	20.3%
Social rented	10.7%	17.1%
Households	628

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	24.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	66.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	9.2%	18.6%
Residents	2,207

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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