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Wisbech North

Middle area

North east Fenland. 11,350 people in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Median sale price
£175,000
Joint 933rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,079
571st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Wisbech North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wisbech North at a rate of 100.7 per 1,000 people.

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

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences467
Other crime184
Anti-social behaviour176
Criminal damage and arson129
Drug offences55
Shoplifting54
Vehicle crime39
Burglary24
Theft from the person10
Robbery5

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Wisbech North compares

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

Wisbech NorthMiddle
Median sale price11 middle areas, Fenland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Fenland11 areas from £175,000 to £287,375. The middle area is £238,000. Wisbech North is £175,000.
£175,000cheapest
Population11 middle areas, Fenland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Fenland11 areas from 6,124 to 13,717. The middle area is 7,815. Wisbech North is 11,079.
11,0794th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 middle areas, Fenland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Fenland11 areas from 0.0% to 19.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Wisbech North is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Fenland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Fenland11 areas from 65.0% to 97.8%. The middle area is 91.3%. Wisbech North is 97.0%.
97.0%2nd highest

Is Wisbech North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wisbech North at a rate of 100.7 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, 111 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wisbech North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (467), other crime (184) and anti-social behaviour (176).

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 middle area, so they describe all of Fenland and not Wisbech North 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
Wisbech North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wisbech North was £175,000 in 2025.

Wisbech North had 11,079 usual residents at the census.

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

In Wisbech North, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.