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52.4Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Overton is over 52.4, older than 93% of UK towns

The share of married adults and civil partners tops 89% of UK towns: 55%. In Overton, 21% of households have dependent children. Compared with other places, households in terraced houses are scarce here: 9.5%, fewer than in 90% of UK towns. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 1,016, in 457 households.

27%aged 65 or over 4.9%born abroad 457households

What stands out · In brief

What the Census says about Overton’s people

52.4median age, older than 93% of UK towns 13%of residents give unpaid care; England’s towns 8.7%

Older than most towns

Half of Overton’s residents are under 52.4 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 27% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓

Many carers

123 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 13% of those 5 and over: more than in 99% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓

Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).

Ages

Overton: 27% of residents are 65 or over, above 83% of UK towns

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

OvertonEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 9.7% of residents, 1.5 times the share across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns. In Overton, one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1512%

15 to 249.6%

25 to 4418%

45 to 6432%

65 and over27%

OvertonLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Overton

England

WomenMen

About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Overton sits below 75% of UK towns for full-time students (4.3%)

What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.

Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over

Full-time students4.3%

Higher managerial and professional10%

Lower managerial and professional22%

Intermediate12%

Small employers and self-employed13%

Supervisory and technical7.2%

Semi-routine14%

Routine12%

Never worked or long-term unemployed5.5%

OvertonLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Overton

9.2%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 8.1%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.5× England’s share

8.1% of residents lived at another address a year before the Census, against 11% across England’s towns. To put it in context, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

Households here average 2.2 people, below 71% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 14%Living alone, under 66 14%Families with dependent children 21%Couples and families, no young children 47%Shared houses and other 3.7%

Against Lancashire’s towns and England’s towns

Overton

Lancashire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person28%

2 people42%

3 people16%

4 people11%

5 or more3.5%

England’s towns.

Overton sits close to the norm on shared households of unrelated adults: 3.7%, about the same as across England’s towns. In Overton, 28% of households are one person living alone.

Homes & cars

Fewer households without a car or van than 95% of UK towns: 7%

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Overton

Lancashire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van7%

One41%

Two38%

Three or more14%

OvertonLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

43% of households live in a detached house (England’s towns: 21%). Across England’s towns, 24% of households have no car or van. The share of households in flats stands at 3.1%.

Where people were born

Above 84% of UK towns: 99% of residents have English as their main language

Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.

Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%

Overton

4.9%

Lancashire’s towns

10%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.8%

Another main language, little or no English0.3%

OvertonLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Residents born abroad were most often born in EU countries (2.8%), then in Africa (0.7%). By way of comparison, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. 4.9% of residents were born outside the UK, fewer than in 65% of UK towns.

Ethnicity & religion

A higher share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 96% of UK towns, at 62%

How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.

Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents

OvertonLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White3%

Asian0.7%

Mixed0.4%

Black0.1%

Other0.1%

0%7%14%

White British, not charted: 96% of Overton · Lancashire’s towns 82% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

OvertonLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion33%

Christian62%

Muslim0.1%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.7%

Other religion0.4%

Didn’t answer4.6%

0%35%70%

A third of residents said they have no religion, against 37% across England’s towns. Leading the other groups after White British: Other White (3%), Indian (0.4%) and Mixed or multiple (0.4%). Overton has more residents who describe themselves as White British than 85% of UK towns, at 96%. Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 46% across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

Overton ranks above 99% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 13%

Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.

Partnership status · residents 16 and over

Never married or in a civil partnership26%

Married or civil partnership55%

Separated2.2%

Divorced10%

Widowed6%

OvertonLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

123residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 13%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week4.8%

20 to 49 hours2.8%

50 hours or more5%

26% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, against 39% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, unpaid carers come to 8.7%. Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 49 people.

Qualifications

Degree-level qualifications: 33% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications17%

Apprenticeship7.5%

A levels or similar19%

Degree level33%

OvertonLancashire’s townsEngland’s towns

In Overton, 33% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 17% have no qualification at all (18%).

Neighbours

No nearby town is as old as Overton

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

HeyshamBailriggGalgateLancasterMorecambeHaltonPillingOverton

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Overton	1,016	—	52.4	27%	21%
Heysham	16,593	2.8 mi	43.8	21%	27%
Bailrigg	4,788	3.1 mi	18.9	1.6%	25%
Galgate	2,085	3.3 mi	40	18%	30%
Lancaster	52,646	3.5 mi	35	14%	25%
Morecambe	32,745	3.8 mi	45.9	25%	24%
Halton	2,652	6.2 mi	44.8	23%	27%
Pilling	1,699	6.2 mi	49.7	27%	27%

More about Overton’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

Health C⁻Life expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commute D⁻Income, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of living COwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax Schools DEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

“Lancashire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Lancashire (or England), summed the same way as Overton’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.

Questions about Overton’s residents

What is the population of Overton?

The 2021 Census counted 1,016 people in Overton’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Overton?

The median age was 52.4 at the 2021 Census. 9.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Overton?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 82% across Lancashire’s towns. 4.9% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Overton?

33% said they had no religion and 62% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 4.6% didn’t answer.

Is Overton good for families?

21% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Overton’s schools page.

Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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