March West

Fenland · East of England · population 7,594 · 4 LSOAs

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

37Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,330 of 6,856 in England
  • #591 of 746 in East of England
  • #6 of 11 in Fenland
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,486
Median age (est.)49
Density226per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above20%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 26%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 11%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Professional12%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 West is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,330 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 11 in Fenland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (92) but weak on Education (17). Typical homes here sold for about £238,500 over the past year, down 1% across five years (from 102 sales), in line with the wider Fenland median of £231,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,186 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 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 45 · #3,741
Employment 36 · #4,358
Education 17 · #5,688
Health 31 · #4,749
Crime 48 · #3,583
Housing & access 23 · #5,276
Living environment 92 · #553

House prices ?

£238,500median (12m) · -2.7% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£238,500102-2.7%-0.6%
Detached£300,00051+7.1%0.0%
Semi-detached£215,25022-11.8%+6.0%
Terraced£171,00029-2.3%+3.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£238,500
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)£36,186±£5,180 · #4,645 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,139
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 533 offences
Fenland77
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,545 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences303
Theft61
Burglary9
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons39
Drugs17
Robbery5
Other30

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 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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