Wisbech North

Fenland · East of England · population 11,121 · 5 LSOAs

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

13Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,955 of 6,856 in England
  • #709 of 746 in East of England
  • #11 of 11 in Fenland
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,079
Median age (est.)39
Density4,285per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above15%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 21%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 14%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 14%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 25% · Elementary 23% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Process & plant25%
Elementary23%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service7%
Managers & directors7%
Associate professional6%
Professional6%
Administrative5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 35% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 30%

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

Wisbech North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,955 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 11 in Fenland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (70) but weak on Education (0). Typical homes here sold for about £176,250 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 108 sales), 24% below the wider Fenland median of £231,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,614 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 84 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 18 · #5,653
Employment 18 · #5,626
Education 0 · #6,826
Health 16 · #5,736
Crime 20 · #5,448
Housing & access 49 · #3,515
Living environment 70 · #2,020

House prices ?

£176,250median (12m) · +0.7% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£176,250108+0.7%+6.8%
Detached£230,00024+9.0%+21.1%
Semi-detached£177,50053+3.8%+7.6%
Terraced£123,50028-6.8%-7.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£176,250
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)£34,614±£4,957 · #5,152 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,317
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

84 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 931 offences
Fenland77
East of England70
England83

Rank #4,265 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences466
Theft117
Burglary18
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson120
Public order & weapons65
Drugs43
Robbery8
Other59

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 194 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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