Overton’s story
53 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Overton’s built-up area.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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OvertonClwyd
A village of 912 in Clwyd, Wales.
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Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
912
Census 2021 · Wrexham council
Median home
£215K
33 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.7
27% are 65+ · Clwyd 23%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Overton a good place to live?
Overton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Overton stand out
The 3 things Overton does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of Saint Mary; 23.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Own outright
Housing
47% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Overton.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Overton than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 37% of adults
Under-15s account for 15% of the population. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Aged 15 to 24: 9% of residents. The middle age in Overton is 50.7.
50.7median age
OvertonClwydWales
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Overton | Clwyd | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6.5% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 29% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Clwyd and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Overton
It is shown below. The town’s primary school has 147 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's C.I.W. Aided SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 147 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Overton: 17% commute under 5 km, below Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.1% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both Clwyd’s towns (2.8%) and Wales’s towns (3%). Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living in Overton, 7% work in the town itself. Walking, cycling and public transport carried one in ten commuters at the census.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot8%
Bus1%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
30%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
1.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Overton’s median sale price: £215,000
Social housing holds 13% of households, below Clwyd’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. Home ownership stands at 68% of households. Private rents average £770 a month across the Wrexham council area.
£215Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Overton£215K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £200,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £197,500 | 6 |
68%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
18%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£770
average private rent a month, Wrexham council area
£2,309
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Overton than in Clwyd’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 4 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 48% of the total. Police figures for Overton’s built-up area: 33 crimes and 8 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 8.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Clwyd’s towns (15.1) and Wales’s towns (10.4).
15violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Other theft5
Shoplifting4
Damage & arson4
Other crime2
Public order1
Burglary1
Drugs0
Anti-social8
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
15
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
33
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Disability is less common in Overton, 20% of residents, than in Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
One GP practice serves the town. At the census, 5.9% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Clwyd’s towns (6.5%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%) alike. The nearest A&E to Overton is Wrexham Maelor Hospital, 6.1 miles away.
78%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Overton | Clwyd | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 22% |
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy.
History
More of the land in Overton is conservation area than in Clwyd’s towns or Wales’s towns: 39%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
31% of homes date from before 1919. Overton has 581 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, higher than both Clwyd’s towns (33) and Wales’s towns (18). Grade II* covers 1 of them. It counts 53 listed buildings on the national list (Cadw): 1 Grade II*.
53listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II52
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of Saint Mary Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
1
registered park and garden
31%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
581
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Overton
13pages on Overton
The big questions
Safety15 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £215K · rent £770 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street Plas MadocSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute45% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Famous people from Overton
4 notable people were born in Overton.
R
R. K. PensonWelsh architect (1815–1885)F
Frank WilliamsFootballer (1917-1978)E
Edward WelchBritish architect · 1806–1868Photo credits
Tim Vincent: Dave Seow, CC BY-SA 4.0
Overton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MarchwielPentre MaelorSt MartinsRuabonEllesmereChirkRhosllannerchrugogOverton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overton | 912 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marchwiel | 1,038 | 3.9 | — | B | B | C |
| Pentre Maelor | 1,814 | 4.5 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| St Martins | 2,692 | 4.5 | B− | A | B | C+ |
| Ruabon | 3,414 | 4.6 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Ellesmere | 4,268 | 4.6 | B− | A− | C+ | B− |
| Chirk | 3,930 | 5.5 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 12,789 | 5.6 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
Marchwiel and Pentre Maelor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Overton
How many listed buildings are there in Overton?
53 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 23.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Overton?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 27% of residents were 65 or over and 30% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 15% were under 15.
Is Overton expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £197,500, semi-detached houses £200,000 and detached houses £380,000.
About Overton
Village in Clwyd, Wales
Overton is a built-up area of 912 people, in the Wrexham council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 912 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Wrexham
- County
- Clwyd
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000167
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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