Overdale & The Rock
Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider
Overdale & The Rock at a glance
- House prices
- £195,000
- Lower prices18th percentile
- Schools
- 79th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 84th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 450.8 per 1,000 residents
- Weak0th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Overdale & The Rock a good place to live?
Overdale & The Rock may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Telford and Wrekin below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Overdale & The Rock
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 450.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 0th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Overdale & The Rock
House prices
- Median sale price
- £195,000
- Percentile
- 18th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 23 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Overdale & The Rock
Schools
79th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Overdale & The Rock
Flood risk
Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Overdale & The Rock
Transport
84th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Overdale & The Rock a good place to live?
Overdale & The Rock may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Overdale & The Rock safe?
Overdale & The Rock ranks in the 0th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Overdale & The Rock?
The median sale price was £195,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 18th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Overdale & The Rock?
Schools rank in the 79th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Overdale & The Rock?
Nearby public profiles include Newport West in Telford and Wrekin and Horsehay & Lightmoor in Telford and Wrekin.
