Overton (Lancaster)

5°CClear

• Today: 11° / 4° · 14% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:35

9h 22m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

• 5.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

4 reported · August 2026▼ 64% YoY

• Burglary1
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Violence & sexual offences1
• Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Overton - Lancaster · Lancashire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

231 reported road collisions (2025)

83 killed or seriously injured · 314 casualties · 16.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

21 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Heysham Port (4.0 km)
• 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£203,781 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Lancaster · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£823 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY

• 1 bed £602
• 2 bed £753
• 3 bed £925

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

5.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.8 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,800 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

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (5.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (5.3 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Heysham Golf Club (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

142,932 residents in Lancaster · 252/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,320
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,202
• Net moves+118

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 135 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,503 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (35% of 66,990)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

73 schools · 19,170 pupils

52 primary · 8 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 27 of 33 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

66 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lancaster

1,255 CQC-registered services

• Care homes424
• GP practices184
• Dentists248
• Homecare agencies288
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

156 applications decided

84.6% granted · 132 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Lizzi Collinge

Labour

Morecambe and Lunesdale

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 20
• Con 5
• LD 7
• Grn 24
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,485 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£687 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,896 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

36% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 69,734 certificates

13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

75% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 46% · Wind 24% · Imports 13% · Gas 12%

54 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 78.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in LA3

• Bay Medical Group

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Morecambe and Lunesdale:

• New legislation for ponds to have safety measures to prevent access by children779 local signatures · 9,763 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks328 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove the grey belt planning rules216 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases203 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK191 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Overton, Lancashire · 0.1 km

  Overton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, south west of Lancaster and south of Morecambe between Heysham and the estuary of the River Lune. Neighbouring villages include Middleton and Sunderland Po…

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  St Helen's Church, Overton · 0.5 km

  St Helen's Church, Overton, is located in Church Grove, Overton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Lancaster and Morecambe, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of…

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  Middleton, Lancashire · 1.6 km

  Middleton is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, between Heysham and Overton. It had a population of 810 in the 2021 Census.

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  Ashton Hall railway station · 2.0 km

  Ashton Hall railway station was a private halt in Lancashire, England. Located on the Glasson Dock branch line, it was opened to serve Ashton Hall, the home of Lord Ashton, a local businessman. The house is now Lancas…

• Heysham Refinery · 2.1 km

  Heysham oil refinery was located between Heysham and Middleton on the Heysham peninsula, Lancashire. It was built during the Second World War to produce high octane fuel for combat aircraft. It was later adapted to re…

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  Glasson Dock · 2.1 km

  Glasson Dock, also known as Glasson, is a village in Lancashire, England, south of Lancaster at the mouth of the River Lune. In 2011, it had a population of around 600.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)