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Fenland

Fenland has 102,462 residents in 44,083 households (Census 2021); 16% are aged 15–29 and 33% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £235,000, from £152,500 in Wisbech North to £290,000 in Doddington & Wimblington.

Local authority · 18 wards · 3,029 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
102,462residentsCensus 2021
£235kmedian sale price2,971 sales, 24 months
9%green within 500 mpostcode average
46services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of Fenland.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
Map of Fenland: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
<80%160%+
Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Fenland: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Fenland: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of Fenland: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
Map of Fenland: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
<50%250%+
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of Fenland: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 18 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among Fenland's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardMedian priceGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabitCrime per 1,000
Chatteris North & Manea£235k6%2916%70%3%9.4 km55%63
Chatteris South£230k6%6517%70%6%10.4 km81%76
Doddington & Wimblington£290k5%2114%79%3%6.7 km67%57
Elm & Christchurch£234k7%815%74%0%8.2 km64%94
Leverington & Wisbech Rural£242k8%1213%79%1%13.9 km76%40
March East£222k8%6114%60%12%1.6 km85%88
March North£220k8%7416%70%7%575 m87%79
March South£269k8%6215%75%4%1.8 km86%107
March West & Benwick£230k5%2316%68%5%1.6 km74%119
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary£249k9%515%76%0%10.3 km52%74
Whittlesey East & Villages£246k13%2417%76%3%1.8 km93%51
Whittlesey Lattersey£286k20%6717%63%6%737 m98%131
Whittlesey North West£258k11%6415%76%6%1.6 km99%69
Whittlesey South£238k9%6515%69%8%1.1 km84%59
Wisbech North£153k6%5719%37%15%13.8 km94%110
Wisbech Riverside£170k15%15620%43%22%12.9 km74%174
Wisbech South£200k12%13918%50%19%12.0 km72%227
Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees£200k10%5617%62%7%13.7 km99%67

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in Fenland. The latest quarter is still being registered.

£221k£229k£237k£245k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£221k£229k£237k£245k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 9,525 crimes and incidents in Fenland in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 93 per 1,000 residents.

0463926Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
0463926Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences3,908
Anti-social behaviour1,795
Criminal damage and arson810
Other theft678
Public order444
Shoplifting421
Other crime330
Drugs303
Burglary285
Vehicle crime267
Possession of weapons139
Bicycle theft49
Robbery48
Theft from the person48

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Cambridgeshire Constabulary (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in Fenland each year, 2021–2025: 197 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021150
2022133
2023150
2024143
2025129

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in Fenland with a published hygiene rating.

552rated food businessesin total
96%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection
8rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in Fenland that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

88.4%gigabit-capablehomes
83.4%full fibrehomes
97.5%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
0.2%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

5 of Fenland's 56 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 1 (most deprived)5
Decile 24
Decile 315
Decile 410
Decile 511
Decile 66
Decile 75

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Wards of Fenland.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.