PE13 2ES Fenland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees. Region: East of England.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Fenland in 2026-27: Band D £2,538 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,692 | £1,974 | £2,256 | £2,538 | £3,102 | £3,666 | £4,230 | £5,075 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (45% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Wisbech.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- MEDWORTH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Bell 35, KIRKGATE STREET, WISBECH: up to 14 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Wisbech Vehicle Exchange Old Lynn Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 9 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 68 Chapnall Road Walsoken: up to 5 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Site Of Old British Gas Depot Chase Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 19 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- AWARE HOUSE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT AIDS LIMITED, DUKE STREET, WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, PE13 2AE: up to 10 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- 1 To 7 And 11 To 17 Church Mews Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 15 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | March 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km | |
| Downham Market 441,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Council Road Wisbech | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Horse Fair Bus Station Wisbech | 940 m |
| Car parks | Onyx Court Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 75.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 87.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trinity Surgery | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Park (Dental Surgery) | 860 m |
| Hospital | North Cambs Hospital | 860 m |
| Police station | March Police Station | 14.8 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,370 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wisbech Park 7.1 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cross in All Saints churchyard, a scheduled monument, 700 m north-east. 41 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cross in All Saints churchyard | Scheduled monument | 700 m north-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m north-east |
| Empire Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m south-west |
| The Conservative Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Peckover House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.