March East

Fenland · East of England · population 7,561 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,235 of 6,856 in England
  • #664 of 746 in East of England
  • #8 of 11 in Fenland
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,654
Median age (est.)47
Density502per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above18%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 16%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 11%Other: 19%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 11%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Process & plant 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Process & plant13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors10%
Professional10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

March East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,235 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 11 in Fenland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (75) but weak on Education (9). Typical homes here sold for about £215,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 99 sales), 7% below the wider Fenland median of £231,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,395 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 30 · #4,803
Employment 20 · #5,496
Education 9 · #6,250
Health 27 · #5,009
Crime 45 · #3,768
Housing & access 29 · #4,893
Living environment 75 · #1,719

House prices ?

£215,000median (12m) · +2.4% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£215,00099+2.4%+16.2%
Detached£284,00040+13.6%+8.8%
Semi-detached£205,00031-9.5%+13.9%
Terraced£178,50022-0.8%+13.3%
Flat£108,2506+22.3%
This area£215,000
Fenland£231,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£34,395±£4,907 · #5,215 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,305
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 521 offences
Fenland77
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,458 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences250
Theft69
Burglary13
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson79
Public order & weapons54
Drugs19
Robbery4
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 132 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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