Wisbech Road, March, PE15 0BA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding PE15 0BA is primarily male, with 86.6% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	23.1%	13.4%	-9.7%	51.0%	-37.6%
Male	76.9%	86.6%	9.7%	49.0%	37.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around PE15 0BA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 66.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	45.1%	66.4%	21.3%	37.9%	28.5%
Married: Opposite sex	30.3%	18.4%	-11.9%	44.2%	-25.8%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	3.7%	1.4%	-2.3%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	15.2%	10.6%	-4.6%	9.1%	1.5%
Widowed	5.1%	3%	-2.1%	6.1%	-3.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	34.6%	31.8%	-2.8%	48.4%	-16.6%
Good health	38.3%	41.7%	3.4%	33.6%	8.1%
Fair health	18.8%	19.4%	0.6%	12.7%	6.7%
Bad health	6.2%	5.8%	-0.4%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 19.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.7%	17.8%	-9.9%	18.2%	-0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.6%	14.9%	-5.7%	9.6%	5.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.2%	22.7%	2.5%	13.4%	9.3%
Apprenticeship	3%	6.7%	3.7%	5.3%	1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	14.9%	4.9%	16.9%	-2.0%
Degree or Similar	13%	19.8%	6.8%	33.8%	-14.0%
Other	5.5%	3.2%	-2.3%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	5.3%	3.9%	-1.4%	2.7%	1.2%
Other Asian	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	3.7%	7.3%	3.6%	2.5%	4.8%
Black Caribbean	6.1%	5.9%	-0.2%	1.0%	4.9%
Other Black	2.9%	3.1%	0.2%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	6.8%	5.4%	0.9%	5.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	0.8%	0.9%
White	72.1%	62.8%	-9.3%	81.4%	-18.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	0.1%	1.6%
Arab	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.6%	81.6%	-1.0%	83.2%	-1.6%
European Union	4.3%	6.8%	2.5%	6.1%	0.7%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	3.6%	3.7%	0.1%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	4.8%	3.6%	-1.2%	5.6%	-2.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	2.6%	-1.0%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.1%	81.6%	0.5%	83.2%	-1.6%
10+ Years	0.8%	14.5%	13.7%	9.8%	4.7%
5-10 Years	2.5%	2.7%	0.2%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	4.2%	0.7%	-3.5%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	11.4%	0.5%	-10.9%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.7%	76.7%	-10.0%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	24.1%	13.5%	10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.3%	37.2%	-13.9%
Christian	34.4%	46.2%	-11.8%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Jewish	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	24.1%	6.5%	17.6%
Other religion	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Not answered	12.2%	6.0%	6.2%

Safety

Is Wisbech Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wisbech Road was 521.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 457.5% higher than the March North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wisbech Road has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in March North and the 5th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Fenland .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 291.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 104.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in PE15 0BA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wisbech Road are based on 452 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Fenland.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Wisbech Road, March, PE15 0BA

Estimated Average Property Prices for PE15 0BA

Average Price
£282,686

Semi-Detached
£198,911

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£327,701

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£158,256

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wisbech Road

Average Price
£268,221

Semi-Detached
£229,933

Terraced
£181,359

Detached
£314,251

Flats/Maisonettes
£118,742

Other
£1,001,443

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wisbech Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Stracathro, 322 Wisbech Road, March, Cambridgeshire Detached, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-11-30	£203,583
1 Baxters Farm Cottages, 398 Wisbech Road, March, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£198,000	2023-10-06	£202,859
Shimplings, 445 Wisbech Road, March, Cambridgeshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£175,000	2023-08-08	£179,662
Palahi Service Centre, 391 Wisbech Road, March, Cambridgeshire Other, an established residential building	£215,000	2023-02-10	£206,722
The Hollies, 371 Wisbech Road, March, Cambridgeshire Detached, an established residential building	£375,000	2022-09-22	£361,167

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Employment

Economic Activity

Other	292
Part-Time Employee	85
Full-Time Employee	43
Retired	36
Unemployed	29
Self-Employed	24
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	175
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Education	32
Construction	27
Manufacturing	24
Information and communication	23
Other	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Administrative and support service activities	15
Transport and storage	11
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westwood Primary School Maple Grove , PE15 8JT	2out of 4	2,235 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Interchurch Academy County Road , PE15 8ND	3out of 4	2,459 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Burrowmoor Primary School Burrowmoor Road , PE15 9RP	2out of 4	3,328 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cavalry Primary School Cavalry Drive , PE15 9EQ	3out of 4	4,286 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School High Road , Guyhirn PE13 4ED	3out of 4	5,417 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Neale-Wade Academy Wimblington Road , PE15 9PX	3out of 4	4,442 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Customer Restaurant, Tesco Stores Plc		978 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Cobblestones	301 Wisbech Road, Westry		21 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
KFC	305 Wisbech Road, Westry		21 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Alpine Health & Fitness Club MARTIN AVENUE	health and fitness suite	761 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	8.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	36.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	157.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of PE15 0BA