PE13 2LE Fenland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wisbech South. 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 (79% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wisbech (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Household Extensions and Alterations in Wisbech and Bowthorpe Conservation Areas, 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
- 13 AND 15, NORWICH ROAD, grade II
- 8, NORFOLK STREET, grade II
- 97 AND 97A, NORFOLK STREET, grade II
- FIVE BELLS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- AWARE HOUSE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT AIDS LIMITED, DUKE STREET, WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, PE13 2AE: up to 10 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 1 To 7 And 11 To 17 Church Mews Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 15 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 11 - 12 High Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 15 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 16 North Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1NR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 134A Ramnoth Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2SW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (640 m)
- Site Of Old British Gas Depot Chase Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 19 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Land at, 35 North End, Wisbech, PE13: up to 11 homes, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 6 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 | 12.4 km |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Onyx Court Wisbech | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Horse Fair Bus Station Wisbech | 440 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Onyx Court Car Park | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 75.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 86.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trinity Surgery | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fairbrother Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Park (Dental Surgery) | 280 m |
| Hospital | North Cambs Hospital | 280 m |
| Police station | March Police Station | 13.8 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wisbech Park 7.1 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,650 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 8.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade I), 220 m north-west. 255 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 23 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m north-west |
| The Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-west |
| The Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-west |
| 6, the Crescent | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-west |
| Peckover House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m north-west |
| Cross in All Saints churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 |
11 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 83% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 2% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 39% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 22% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.