Over
Over is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 2,862. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 18 bus stops. There were around 13 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Over area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Cambridgeshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 162,119 residents at roughly 180 people per km².
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South East Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 32nd of 294 English council areas — better than 89% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 48% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:29
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
15 reported · August 2026▲ 200% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Public order2
- Violence & sexual offences2
Neighbourhood team: South Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire
Local policing priorities
- Following our last community meeting held on 12 March the priorities set for the next three months are: - Knife crime focused on youths s…
- Tackling violent crime in Orchard Park, Histon and Impington
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
269 reported road collisions (2025)
94 killed or seriously injured · 419 casualties · 16.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
33 food businesses within 2 miles
- 32 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Waterbeach (13.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£441,410 average▲ 0.2% YoY
Across South Cambridgeshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,408 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £1,010
- 2 bed £1,281
- 3 bed £1,530
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,025 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: SCDC Willingham (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
162,119 residents in South Cambridgeshire · 180/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,882
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,150
- Net moves+1,732
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 281 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,536 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (30% of 74,050)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
85 schools · 25,940 pupils
60 primary · 9 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 26 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
76 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Swavesey Village CollegeOutstanding
- Cottenham Village CollegeGood
- Linton Village CollegeGood
- Bassingbourn Village College
- Cambourne Village College
- Comberton Village College
- Impington Village College
- Melbourn Village College
- Sawston Village College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Cambridgeshire
Care & health services
595 CQC-registered services
- Care homes139
- GP practices108
- Dentists128
- Homecare agencies139
- Hospitals & hospices20
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Over)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 42 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
351 applications decided
94.3% granted · 331 granted, 20 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Ian Sollom
Liberal Democrat
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 2
- LD 43
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,245 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£910 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£32,205 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 81,055 certificates
8.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
85% low-carbon electricity
Wind 56% · Nuclear 22% · Gas 14% · Biomass 8%
66 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 men
55% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in CB24
- Firs House Surgery
- Over Surgery
- Willingham Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases575 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks319 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills249 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND237 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth215 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Over, Cambridgeshire · 0.3 km
Over is a large village near the River Great Ouse in the English county of Cambridgeshire, just east of the prime meridian.
Mare Fen · 1.3 kmMare Fen is a 16.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve north of Swavesey in Cambridgeshire, England. It is owned by Cambridgeshire County Council, and was formerly managed by the Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Naturalists Tr…
- Swavesey Priory · 1.5 km
Swavesey Priory was a medieval monastic house in the village of Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England. A church existed in Swavesey at the time of the Norman Conquest, when Alan, Count of Richmond, granted it to the Bene…
Swavesey railway station · 1.6 kmSwavesey railway station was a station in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire on the line between Cambridge and St Ives which was closed for passenger services in 1970. The station remained derelict until it was demolished in 20…
Swavesey Rural District · 1.8 kmSwavesey was a rural district in Cambridgeshire, England, from 1894 to 1934.
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire · 2.2 kmCambridgeshire is a county in eastern England, with an area of 339,746 hectares (1,312 sq mi) and a population as of mid-2015 of 841,218. It is crossed by the Nene and the Great Ouse rivers. The University of Cambridg…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Over?
- Over is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the South Cambridgeshire local authority.
- What is the population of Over?
- Over has an approximate settlement population of 2,862.
- How deprived is Over?
- The South Cambridgeshire local authority, which includes Over, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.