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Overstrand

Overstrand is a village in Norfolk, England, with a population of around 1,030. It has 10 bus stops, two restaurants and cafés, and is near Roughton Road railway station, which is 2.8km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Overstrand area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North Norfolk area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 102,980 residents at roughly 107 people per km².

Council
North Norfolk
County
Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
54/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 128th of 294 English council areas — better than 56% of them.

Low crime97
Home affordability35
Affordable rents62
Good schools5
Life expectancy70
Low deprivation30
Employment65
Low council tax44

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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 16° · 75% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:17

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 87% YoY

  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Cromer · Norfolk

Local policing priorities

  • We work with the community and local partners, while also looking at our own data, to come up with priorities for Cromer for the next thr…
  • Having reviewed the data and listened to community feedback, the policing priority for Cromer and the surrounding area remains as tacklin…

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

Road safety

151 reported road collisions (2024)

48 killed or seriously injured · 218 casualties · 14.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

89 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 84 rated 4–5 ★ (72 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Roughton Road (2.8 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Roughton Road (2.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£300,273 average 1.7% YoY

Across North Norfolk · to 2026-06

Detached£419,727
Semi-detached£277,800
Terraced£233,334
Flat£159,131

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£864 average monthly rent 5% YoY

  • 1 bed £623
  • 2 bed £808
  • 3 bed £1,001

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (3.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (3.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Meadow Road - Cromer (3.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches5
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

102,980 residents in North Norfolk · 107/km²

  • Under 16: 13%
  • 16–64: 53%
  • 65+: 34%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 94 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,460 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 56,720)

A £1,640
B £1,913
C £2,187
D £2,460
E £3,007
F £3,553
G £4,100
H £4,920

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

Schools

63 schools · 11,342 pupils

46 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 17 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (74%)

55inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Alderman Peel High SchoolGood
  • North Walsham High SchoolGood
  • Sheringham High SchoolGood
  • Stalham High SchoolGood
  • Broadland High Ormiston Academy
  • Cromer Academy
  • Fakenham Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Norfolk

Care & health services

877 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes320
  • GP practices126
  • Dentists171
  • Homecare agencies178
  • Hospitals & hospices29

CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 23 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Norfolk

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Overstrand)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

215 applications decided

94.4% granted · 203 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Steff Aquarone

Liberal Democrat

North Norfolk

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 11
  • LD 26
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,900 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised · £27,622 avg

e.g. Online Biology Tutor - Part Time, Maintenance Person, Supervisor Reception

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£646 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,142 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

31% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 59,419 certificates

13.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

70% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Nuclear 28% · Imports 19% · Gas 11%

61 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86 yrs women · 79.9 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Norfolk:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Overstrand railway station · 0.4 km

    Overstrand railway station was a station in North Norfolk on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway, serving the settlement of Overstrand. It opened on 3 August 1906 and was much used in the summer months by holidaymak…

  • Overstrand Hall · 0.7 km

    Overstrand Hall is a country house in Overstrand, Norfolk, England, designed by Edwin Lutyens for Charles William Mills, 2nd Baron Hillingdon, a partner in Glyn, Mills & Co. Bank. It was built between 1899 and 1901 an…

  • Overstrand Cliffs · 1.3 km

    Overstrand Cliffs is a 57.8-hectare (143-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cromer in Norfolk, England. It is a Special Area of Conservation and part of it is a Geological Conservat…

  • Overstrand · 1.5 km

    Overstrand is a village on the north coast of Norfolk in England, two miles east of Cromer. It was once a modest fishing station, with all or part of the fishing station being known as Beck Hythe. In the latter part o…

  • Sidestrand Halt railway station · 1.5 km

    Sidestrand Halt was a railway station on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway which briefly served the Norfolk coastal village of Sidestrand from 1936 to 1953.

  • Sidestrand · 1.6 km

    Sidestrand is a village and a civil parish on the coast of the English county of Norfolk. The village is 23.7 mi (38.1 km) north of Norwich, 3.3 mi (5.3 km) south east of Cromer and 138 mi (222 km) north-east of Londo…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Overstrand?
Overstrand is a town in Norfolk, England, in the North Norfolk local authority.
What is the population of Overstrand?
Overstrand has an approximate settlement population of 1,030.
How deprived is Overstrand?
The North Norfolk local authority, which includes Overstrand, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.