Overton Area Guide | £141k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
6,271
Households
2,824
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.1 per 1k
2,824
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 65%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£140,690
Median property price
161
Postcodes
2,824
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 65%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£140,690
Median property price
161
Postcodes

Sold prices in Overton

England & Wales
Property sales · Overton
HM Land Registry · Overton
Average price
£167,606
YoY: -14.7%
Median price: £141,933
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 3 sales · avg £130,250
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£240k£184k£127k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Overton

England & Wales
Crime trends · Overton

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY +75%
352310
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY -71%
25143
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

57
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Overton

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Lancashire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Hyndburn is the district council. School applications go through Lancashire.

Apply for a primary place via Lancashire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Overton

GPs make up most of the mapped places

6 GPs · 5 Libraries · 2 Museums · 14 in all

  • GPs6
  • Libraries5
  • Museums2
  • Hospitals1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Overton

Coordinates53.7879, -2.4085
Postcodes
161
Population (Census)
6,271
Households (Census)
2,824
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.1 per 1k

Demographics in Overton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,274
White Brit.92.1%
Pakistani3.5%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 3.2%

Religion

Total residents: 6,277
Christian64.7%
No religion25.6%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim4.2%
+ other · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,271
50–6422.0%
35–4918.7%
25–3412.2%
65–7411.2%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%

Households

Total households: 2,824
Other19.6%
Any member 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
All members 66+10.1%
+ 8 other households · 34.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Overton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.81 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.81 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).