Property market | £194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (15.4 miles) | |
Broadband | 68.8mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 93.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 7.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 402 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 164 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wakefield level) | |
Community | Median age is 41.6 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
Commute (approx) | - Leeds (11 mins) - York (37 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (51 mins) | |
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£194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (15.4 miles) | |
68.8mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 41.6 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 402 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 164 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wakefield level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
- Leeds (11 mins) - York (37 mins) - Manchester Piccadilly (51 mins) | |
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Overton has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Overton has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £333,811, which is up 5.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £194,966 (up 3.3% on last year) , a terraced house £158,557 (up 2.1% on last year) and a flat £103,014. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £539 per month. Property prices in Overton are similar to the average property prices across West Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Overton, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the West Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on Wakefield level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Overton, or click here to browse the longer list of Overton property transactions from 2023.
Address | Details |
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9, Wood Mount, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 4SB | Detached - Sold for £350,000 on 02/14/2023 |
1, Green Lane Close, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 4SE | Semi-Detached - Sold for £256,000 on 10/25/2023 |
11, The Lawns, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 4SF | Detached - Sold for £215,000 on 03/22/2023 |
7, Highfield Crescent, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 4QZ | Semi-Detached - Sold for £205,000 on 05/12/2023 |
Overton has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy (Academy) which is a secondary school based in Valley Drive, Dewsbury. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Denby Grange School Save school | Secondary school Other independent special school - Mixed | 2: Good (17/01/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Wakefield | |
Overthorpe CofE Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (1/30/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Dewsbury | |
Thornhill Junior and Infant School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (5/2/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Dewsbury | |
Middlestown Primary Academy Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (3/25/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Wakefield | |
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (5/4/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Dewsbury |
School | Type |
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Denby Grange School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (17/01/2019) |
Overthorpe CofE Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/30/2019) |
Thornhill Junior and Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/2/2019) |
Middlestown Primary Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/25/2015) |
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (5/4/2017) |
Station | Distance from Overton | Commute options |
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Ravensthorpe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Leeds (26 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (52 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 69 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 155 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Dewsbury A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Leeds (15 mins - TransPennine Express - £104 monthly fare) View details - York (42 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (55 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 143 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 168 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Mirfield A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Leeds (28 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (56 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 71 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 157 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (170 mins - Grand Central) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 178 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 178 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details |
Batley A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Leeds (17 mins - Northern Trains - £88 monthly fare) View details - York (46 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 69 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 148 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 173 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Denby Dale A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 64 mins - TransPennine Express - £134 monthly fare) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 87 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 90 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 138 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Darton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- Leeds (50 mins - Northern Trains - £134 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 86 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 106 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 123 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Grand Central) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Wakefield) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Wakefield residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 93.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 3.6% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.3% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Wakefield consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.7% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 9.2% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.8% | 402 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 18.1% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.0% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.9% | |
Routine occupations | 18.4% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 9.6% | 164 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.2% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in West Yorkshire is average (69mbps). Overton is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 68.8mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Wakefield level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 68.8 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 96.3% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.3% |
Crime stats were found at the Wakefield level:
Type | Wakefield | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 135 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 19 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 56 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Overton.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Yorkshire | River Calder | River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and Waindike |
Yorkshire | River Calder | Healey Mills area and Horbury Bridge including Horbury Bridge Mill area, Bridge Road, Parklands Drive, Quarry Hill Industrial Estate, Riverside Industrial Estate, Wakefield Commercial Park, Albert Mills and Horbury Station Junction |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Overton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £194,966 Detached: £333,811 | 135 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 | 9.8% residents in higher managerial positions 9.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 | 17.1% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 15.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 | 11.0% residents in higher managerial positions 11.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Overton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £194,966 Detached: £333,811 | 135 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 |
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