Electoral wardE05005216
Overton ward, Hyndburn
Overton is one of 16 electoral wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, in Lancashire (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,274 residents in 2,837 households — 663 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Hyndburn constituency; for county elections it is in the Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors division.
Residents, 20216,274council ward average 5,140
Households2,8372.21 residents per household
Density663/ km²about 9.46 km² · Hyndburn 1,126
Aged 65+20.9%Hyndburn: 18.2% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 325
5–95.8% · 362
10–156.7% · 418
16–194.1% · 259
20–244.4% · 276
25–3412.2% · 767
35–4918.7% · 1,175
50–6422.0% · 1,382
65–7411.2% · 702
75–847.5% · 468
85+2.2% · 140
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.8% · 562
1 car or van42.1% · 1,196
2 cars or vans29.4% · 836
3 or more8.6% · 245
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Hyndburn overall: 63.1% owned, 13.6% social rented, 23.1% private rented.
Owned outright37.2% · 1,055
With mortgage33.4% · 947
Shared ownership0.1% · 4
Social rented11.4% · 323
Private rented17.9% · 507
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house16.3% · 463
Semi-detached house24.2% · 687
Terraced house49.5% · 1,403
Purpose-built flat8.5% · 240
Converted house0.6% · 17
Other conversion0.3% · 9
Above shop / office0.6% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05005216- Council
- Hyndburn Borough Council
- County council
- Lancashire County Council
- County division
- Great Harwood, Rishton & Clayton-le-Moors
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
AAltham15.9% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned5,445BBarnfield17.0% aged 65+ · 51.9% owned4,706BBaxenden23.6% aged 65+ · 86.9% owned3,930CCentral9.0% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned6,177CChurch13.2% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned5,384CClayton-le-Moors22.7% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned4,505HHuncoat19.3% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,697IImmanuel24.9% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned4,299MMilnshaw22.3% aged 65+ · 61.7% owned4,890NNetherton20.2% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned4,743PPeel12.0% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned4,454RRishton20.1% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned6,656SSpring Hill11.1% aged 65+ · 50.6% owned5,587SSt Andrew's19.9% aged 65+ · 56.4% owned4,422
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.