Bowthorpe Road Wisbech, Fenland
51 addresses across 2 postcodes (PE13), about 340 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14500397.
- Sales: 60 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £286,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 6, D: 16, E: 7, F: 1).
- Flood: 11 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Fenland costs £2,538 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is March, about 12.9 km (8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wisbech Park, is about 60 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 4 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Trinity Surgery, about 310 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 78 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £286,000 | £220,000 | £352,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £276,000 | £276,000 | £276,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £278,000 | £240,000 | £305,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £232,000 | £232,000 | £232,000 |
| 2021 | 4 | £246,250 | £230,000 | £264,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £234,000 | £160,000 | £270,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £221,550 | £135,100 | £308,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £228,000 | £190,000 | £240,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £207,500 | £180,000 | £235,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £209,250 | £170,000 | £248,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2025 | 39 PE13 2DX | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2025 | 38 PE13 2DX | Detached | £352,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 3 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £276,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2023 | 2 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2023 | 43 PE13 2DX | Detached | £278,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2023 | 27 PE13 2DX | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 1 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £232,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2021 | 14 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £264,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2021 | 10 PE13 2DX | Other | £190,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 May 2021 | 16 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 42 PE13 2DX | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 10 Feb 2021 | 11 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £257,500 | |
| 12 Jun 2020 | 8 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £234,000 | |
| 1 May 2020 | 34 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2020 | 3 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2019 | 9 PE13 2DX | Detached | £308,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2019 | 32 PE13 2DX | Detached | £210,700 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Apr 2019 | 31 PE13 2DX | Detached | £198,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Mar 2019 | 11 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £135,100 | |
| 6 Nov 2018 | 14 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2018 | 16 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £228,000 | |
| 25 May 2018 | 3 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2017 | 4 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2017 | 39 PE13 2DX | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 25 PE13 2DH | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 9 May 2016 | 9A PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £248,500 | |
| 14 Apr 2015 | 32 PE13 2DX | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2014 | 7 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2014 | 25 PE13 2DH | Detached | £150,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Feb 2009 | 23 PE13 2DH | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2008 | 25 PE13 2DH | Detached | £138,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2007 | 14 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £227,500 | |
| 24 Sep 2007 | 25 PE13 2DH | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2007 | 40 PE13 2DX | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 8 May 2007 | 30A PE13 2DX | Detached | £249,995 | |
| 27 Apr 2007 | 15 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2007 | 16 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £159,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2007 | 17 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2006 | 38 PE13 2DX | Detached | £171,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2005 | 2 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2005 | 13 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2005 | 44 PE13 2DX | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2004 | 2 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £159,995 | |
| 11 Dec 2003 | 14 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £187,500 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | JALEMA, 29 PE13 2DX | Detached | £144,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2002 | 17 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 31 May 2002 | JALEMA, 29 PE13 2DX | Detached | £111,500 | |
| 3 Oct 2001 | 9 PE13 2DX | Detached | £138,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2001 | 4 PE13 2DX | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2001 | 37 PE13 2DX | Detached | £75,000 |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 134 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (14); House, detached (10); Bungalow, detached (6). Built: 1900-1929 (10); before 1900 (7); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (23); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
- 3, Bowthorpe Road
- 7, Bowthorpe Road
- 8, Bowthorpe Road
- 9, Bowthorpe Road
- 9a, Bowthorpe Road
- 14, Bowthorpe Road
- 16, Bowthorpe Road
- 19, Bowthorpe Road
- 21a, Bowthorpe Road
- 23, Bowthorpe Road
- 27, Bowthorpe Road
- 30a, Bowthorpe Road
- 31 Bowthorpe Road
- 36, Bowthorpe Road
- 39, Bowthorpe Road
- 41, Bowthorpe Road
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 street: most are in band A (60% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 1 To 7 And 11 To 17 Church Mews Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 15 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- AWARE HOUSE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT AIDS LIMITED, DUKE STREET, WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, PE13 2AE: up to 10 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Site Of Old British Gas Depot Chase Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 19 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- 11 - 12 High Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 15 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- 16 North Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1NR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at, 35 North End, Wisbech, PE13: up to 11 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- The Bell 35, KIRKGATE STREET, WISBECH: up to 14 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 134A Ramnoth Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2SW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 2 November 2026 to 20 November 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 30 November 2026 to 18 December 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 30 November 2026 to 18 December 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 8 February 2027 to 26 February 2027: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 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: of the 49 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 10 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE13 2DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 9 / 3 | unlikely |
| PE13 2DH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 4 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE13 2DH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE13 2DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | March 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mount Drive Wisbech | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Horse Fair Bus Station Wisbech | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Onyx Court Car Park | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 75.4 km (47 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 87.1 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Trinity Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Park (Dental Surgery) | 340 m |
| Hospital | North Cambs Hospital | 340 m |
| Police station | March Police Station | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rio Bingo, 1 Blackfriars Road Cashzone | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wisbech Park 7.1 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 9.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Empire Cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) west. 228 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 23 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Conservative Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Dicken's Tavern | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Peckover House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 950 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Cross in All Saints churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 51 |
4 of the street's 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Fenland: see them on the Fenland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nene Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Clarkson Infants School | Primary | 2–7 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ramnoth Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Elm Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Peckover Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Thomas Clarkson Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Orchards Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Wisbech Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chestnuts PE13 3TA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Lyncroft Residential Home PE13 2EA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Well Pharmacy PE13 3AD | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Smash Boss PE13 2AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 4 Good | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Smash Boss PE13 2AT | Distributors/Transporters | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| North Cambridgeshire Hospital Staff Catering PE13 3AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| Londis / KRA Retails PE13 3TB | Retailers - other | 320 m | 4 Good | 11 Feb 2025 |
| The Snack Shack | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Burger Studio/Peperomi Pizza PE13 1AU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Raminta PE13 1AU | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Winners Bingo Ltd PE13 1AT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 May 2022 |
| Istanbul Kebab House PE13 1AT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Britannia Cafe PE13 1AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Europe Shop PE13 1AT | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Mar 2023 |
| Euro Star PE13 1AU | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 27 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Townshend Road (28); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (21); On or near Park Road (11); On or near Hampden Road (5); On or near Verdun Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: CADENT GAS LIMITED: Utility asset works, 30 November 2026 to 18 December 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Smash Boss (distributors/transporters, PE13 2AT) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Boots (retailers - other, PE13 1AR) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 31 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, semi-detached (lodged 28 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Bowthorpe Hall Gardens · Verdun Road · Hereward Road · Hampden Road · Tavistock Road · Townshend Road · Nene Court · Wilberforce Road · Clarkson Avenue · Wedgwood Drive · Mount Drive · Park Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.