Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 26% of the population. 4,350 people live in this town in Hampshire, South East.
People here tend to be in good health (A): men here can expect to live to 82.5, women to 85. Schools are a strength too (A): primary results beat 85% of towns in England. Buying the median home, at £392,500, takes 5.8 years of household income in the Basingstoke and Deane council area. The overall grade comes out at A+, #6 of 76 in Hampshire. It comes out better than almost every UK town. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and C+ for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Overton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Overton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 44 buildings inside Overton’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade II*.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Overton.
85% of Overton’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 15% of people in the town. One GP practice serves the town; just over nine in ten patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Overton is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 7.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Overton | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
69% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 391 | B+ |
Half of Overton is older than 46.8, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). 36% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Overton | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 18% of commuters, work was under 5 km away, and on top of that 19% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (27%). About 15% of its commuters stay in Overton for work. The town counts 0.4 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 3 of them. For its size, Overton has 101 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Conservation areas cover 25% of the town’s land, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). Homes built before 1919 account for 17% of the housing.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
68% of households own their home. Social housing holds 20% of households, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The median sale, £392,500, comes from 150 standard sales inside Overton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £603,500 | 46 |
| Semi-detached | £415,000 | 36 |
| Terraced | £347,000 | 51 |
| Flat or maisonette | £184,000 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 56% of the total. 149 crimes and 20 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Overton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Overton has less crime per resident than 68% of them.
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.
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.
44 listed buildings in Overton.
Chapel: Photo: Michael FORD · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Court Farmhouse: Photo: Herry Lawford · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Quidhampton Mill and Mill House: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Greyhound Public House: Photo: Chris j wood · CC BY-SA 4.0
3 notable people were born in Overton.
James Williams: Mockridge, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1844-1913, Public domain · Winifred Griffiths: unknown but before 1935, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overton | 4,350 | — | A+ | B+ | B | A |
| Whitchurch | 5,291 | 3.3 | A | B+ | B− | A− |
| Oakley | 5,264 | 3.9 | A+ | B− | A− | A+ |
| Kingsclere | 2,889 | 5.8 | A− | B+ | B | A− |
| Basingstoke | 117,211 | 7.2 | B | A | C− | C+ |
| Picket Piece | 2,329 | 7.8 | — | A− | C+ | C |
| South Wonston | 2,686 | 9 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Woolton Hill and Highclere | 2,755 | 9.1 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
Picket Piece has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Primary results beat 85% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Hampshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £392,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £184,000, terraced houses £347,000, semi-detached houses £415,000 and detached houses £603,500. Household incomes are higher than in 96% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B+.
Town in Hampshire, England
Overton is a built-up area of 4,350 people, in the Basingstoke and Deane 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
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) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), 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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