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March East

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East Fenland. About 6,803 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in March East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,772
4,182nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How March East compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

March EastMiddle
Population18 wards, Fenland · 2021
Population: every ward in Fenland18 areas from 1,794 to 8,848. The middle area is 5,644. March East is 6,772.
6,7725th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 wards, Fenland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Fenland18 areas from 0.0% to 23.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. March East is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Fenland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Fenland18 areas from 66.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 92.0%. March East is 91.9%.
91.9%9th lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, Fenland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Fenland18 areas from 1.8% to 7.4%. The middle area is 3.3%. March East is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 5th highest

Is March East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in March East at a rate of 88.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.9 per 1,000 people across Fenland.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in March East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (239), anti-social behaviour (133) and other crime (99).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Fenland

These figures are published for the whole of Fenland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Fenland and not March East alone. See Fenland

Average house price
£225,613
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,170
35th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.1
66th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
March East in brief

March East had 6,772 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in March East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In March East, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In March East, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.