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Wisbech South & Peckover

Middle area

North east Fenland. 13,822 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 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 South & Peckover live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£202,000
Joint 1,563rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
13,717
51st 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
89.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Wisbech South & Peckover

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wisbech South & Peckover at a rate of 179.6 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 offences908
Other crime498
Anti-social behaviour435
Shoplifting238
Criminal damage and arson174
Drug offences76
Burglary60
Vehicle crime50
Robbery28
Theft from the person16

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Wisbech South & Peckover compares

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

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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 South & Peckover is £202,000.
£202,0002nd cheapest
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 South & Peckover is 13,717.
13,717most 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 South & Peckover 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 South & Peckover is 89.1%.
89.1%4th lowest

Is Wisbech South & Peckover safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wisbech South & Peckover at a rate of 179.6 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, 216 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wisbech South & Peckover.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (908), other crime (498) and anti-social behaviour (435).

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 South & Peckover alone. See Fenland

Average house price
£224,770
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,170
35th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 136th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.1
66th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wisbech South & Peckover in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wisbech South & Peckover was £202,000 in 2025.

Wisbech South & Peckover had 13,717 usual residents at the census.

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

In Wisbech South & Peckover, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.