Overton (Wrexham)

6°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 9° / 4° · 55% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:33

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

10 reported · August 2026▲ 900% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences5
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Overton · North Wales

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

102 reported road collisions (2025)

49 killed or seriously injured · 150 casualties · 7.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

12 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£215,035 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across Wrexham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£770 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY

• 1 bed £597
• 2 bed £711
• 3 bed £840

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

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: 189.9p · BP (8.7 km)

5 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,448
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,144
• Net moves+304

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

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)

5,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 54% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 15% · Imports 3%

60 gCO₂/kWh · 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

11 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in LL13

• Clwydian House
• Wrexham Local Health Board
• North Wales Gp Ooh Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wrexham:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth232 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK151 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately119 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills115 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks112 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

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

• 
  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)