Overton (Wrexham)

9°CClear

• Today: 18° / 9° · 50% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:36

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

2 reported · July 2026▼ 67% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour1
• Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Overton · North Wales

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

96 reported road collisions (2024)

32 killed or seriously injured · 126 casualties · 7.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

11 food businesses within 2 miles

• 11 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ruabon (7.6 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£212,502 average▲ 3.4% YoY

Across Wrexham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£766 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY

• 1 bed £594
• 2 bed £707
• 3 bed £836

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

5.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.3 times median annual pay (5.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (8.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (9.5 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 125 kW
• Nearest: WrexhamPublic (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

135,114 residents in Wrexham · 268/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in Wales

7% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 12% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 61,860)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Andrew Ranger

Labour

Wrexham

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Conservative coalition

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

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,995 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1 jobs advertised · £29,120 avg

e.g. Assembly Operator

Source: Adzuna

£694 median full-time weekly pay

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

£20,786 disposable income per head (2024)

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

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,381 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

94% low-carbon electricity

Wind 72% · Nuclear 21% · Imports 4% · Gas 3%

15 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wrexham:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s374 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office314 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership280 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth232 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test213 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

• 
  Overton-on-Dee · 0.1 km

  Overton or Overton-on-Dee is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. A former borough and market town, it is situated close to the Welsh-English border on the edge of an escarpment that winds its way…

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  Erbistock · 1.8 km

  Erbistock is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The village lies on the banks of the River Dee.

• Overton-on-Dee railway station · 1.8 km

  Overton-on-Dee railway station was a station to the southeast of Overton-on-Dee, Wrexham, Wales at Lightwood Green. The station was opened on 2 November 1895 and closed on 10 September 1962.

• Cloy Brook Pastures · 2.0 km

  Cloy Brook Pastures is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the preserved county of Clwyd, north Wales.

• Cloy Halt railway station · 2.2 km

  Cloy Halt railway station was a station to the east of Overton-on-Dee, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 30 June 1932 and closed on 10 September 1962.

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  Shellbrook Hill · 2.8 km

  Shellbrook Hill is a grade II listed house in Ellesmere Rural, Shropshire, England, less than a quarter of a mile from part of the Wales border.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)