PE15 9RT Fenland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: March South. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Kingswood Road, March: 57 addresses
- Burrowmoor Road, March: 1 address
- Maiden Stile Close, March: 1 address
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 B (27% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site Of Former Kingswood Park Residential Home Kingswood Road March Cambridgeshire , PE15 9RT: up to 22 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Site Of Former Gas Distribution Centre, Kirk Ogden Close, MARCH, PE15 9NP: up to 19 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 72 - 74 High Street March Cambridgeshire: up to 11 homes, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 5 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 59 addresses are between 3 m and 4 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% 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 | 2.1 km |
| Manea 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Whittlesea 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Cherrywood Avenue March | 200 m |
| Car parks | City Road Car Park | 830 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 74.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riverside Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Riverside Care Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broad Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Doddington Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Cambridgeshire Constabulary | 580 m |
| Cash machines | Mfg - March | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,230 m² | 490 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | West End Park 9.5 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest March Town Cricket Club 2.5 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,340 m² | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Norland House, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m north-east. 28 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norland House | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m north-east |
| Church of St Wendreda | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m south-east |
| 38, West End | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| The March Sconce: a Civil War fieldwork, 250m south west of Eastwood Burial Ground | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three Corner Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north |
| Ballast Hole Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 56 | 59 |
3 of the postcode's 59 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 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) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Kingswood Road.