Verdun Road Wisbech, Fenland
39 addresses across 1 postcode (PE13), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14500280.
- Sales: 57 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £155,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 28 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 6, D: 19, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: 6 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 12.8 km (8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wisbech Park, is about 30 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: 3 of its 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Trinity Surgery, about 230 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 29% of households owned their home and 12% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £137,000 | £137,000 | £137,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £100,000 | £99,000 | £101,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £113,500 | £112,000 | £115,000 |
| 2016 | 5 | £108,000 | £75,000 | £111,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £87,500 | £87,500 | £87,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £93,000 | £93,000 | £93,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £69,000 | £57,000 | £81,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £81,800 | £81,800 | £81,800 |
| 2007 | 2 | £82,750 | £75,000 | £90,500 |
| 2006 | 3 | £110,000 | £82,500 | £110,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £109,500 | £86,000 | £133,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 2024 | 2 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £140,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Nov 2023 | 7 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £140,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Nov 2023 | 35 PE13 2DU | Other | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Aug 2023 | 36 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £155,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Mar 2023 | 5 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2021 | 12 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £137,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2020 | 32 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2020 | 17 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £101,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2019 | 37 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2019 | 26 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £100,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jan 2019 | 38 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £112,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2018 | 30 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £90,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Mar 2018 | 34 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £125,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Apr 2017 | 39 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £110,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Nov 2016 | 2 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Oct 2016 | 34 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2016 | 4 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £109,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 35 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2016 | 7 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £110,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Mar 2016 | 19 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £111,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 36 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2014 | 17 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £87,500 | |
| 18 Jan 2013 | 1 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £93,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2012 | 19 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £81,000 | |
| 13 Jan 2012 | 35 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £57,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2010 | 4 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £81,800 | |
| 13 Jul 2007 | 6 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £90,500 | |
| 26 Jun 2007 | 11 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2006 | 18 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2006 | 37 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £82,500 | |
| 17 Mar 2006 | 20 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2005 | 3 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £86,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2005 | 27 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £133,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2004 | 37 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £68,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2003 | 19 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £50,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2002 | 18 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £82,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2002 | 9 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £56,000 | |
| 4 Jan 2002 | 18 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £56,500 | |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 27 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £68,500 | |
| 6 Jul 2001 | 38 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2001 | 20 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £59,000 | |
| 25 May 2001 | 40 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £39,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2000 | 40 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £37,000 | |
| 10 Nov 1999 | 13 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £32,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1999 | 32 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £26,000 | |
| 7 Jan 1999 | 25 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £25,000 | |
| 27 Jul 1998 | 7 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £41,500 | |
| 16 Oct 1997 | 34 PE13 2DU | Terraced | £22,500 | |
| 23 May 1997 | 18 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £34,000 | |
| 19 Feb 1997 | 26 PE13 2DU | Semi-detached | £31,750 |
Energy performance certificates
28 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (18); House, semi-detached (7); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1900-1929 (16); before 1900 (7); 1930-1949 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (15); owner-occupied (11).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
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 (330 m)
- AWARE HOUSE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT AIDS LIMITED, DUKE STREET, WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, PE13 2AE: up to 10 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 11 - 12 High Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 15 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Site Of Old British Gas Depot Chase Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire: up to 19 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 16 North Street Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 1NR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at, 35 North End, Wisbech, PE13: up to 11 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 134A Ramnoth Road Wisbech Cambridgeshire PE13 2SW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 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: of the 38 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 6 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
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 2DU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | March 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (8 miles) |
| Watlington 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mount Drive Wisbech | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Horse Fair Bus Station Wisbech | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Onyx Court Car Park | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 75.5 km (47 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 87 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Trinity Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Park (Dental Surgery) | 240 m |
| Hospital | North Cambs Hospital | 240 m |
| Police station | March Police Station | 14.2 km (8.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rio Bingo, 1 Blackfriars Road Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wisbech Park 7.1 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 9.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Empire Cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m west. 238 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* | 330 m west |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Conservative Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) west |
| The Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Peckover House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Cross in All Saints churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.3 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 39 |
3 of the street's 39 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 | 380 m | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ramnoth Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Clarkson Infants School | Primary | 2–7 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Elm Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m (0.4 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 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well Pharmacy PE13 3AD | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Smash Boss PE13 2AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 4 Good | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Smash Boss PE13 2AT | Distributors/Transporters | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| North Cambridgeshire Hospital Staff Catering PE13 3AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| The Chestnuts PE13 3TA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Burger Studio/Peperomi Pizza PE13 1AU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Raminta PE13 1AU | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Euro Star PE13 1AU | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2022 |
| Winners Bingo Ltd PE13 1AT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2022 |
| Istanbul Kebab House PE13 1AT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Britannia Cafe PE13 1AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Europe Shop PE13 1AT | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 8 Mar 2023 |
| Seyon Store PE13 2AP | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 22 Mar 2019 |
| Three Tuns PE13 2AP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2023 |
| Little Owls Daycare PE13 2AP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sports/Recreation Area (21); On or near William Road (13); On or near Balding Close (13); On or near Park Street (12); On or near Park Road (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 57% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Balkan Bazaar (retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets, PE13 1BD) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Smash Boss (distributors/transporters, PE13 2AT) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Balkan Baazar Ltd (retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets, PE13 1BD) 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
- Food hygiene ratings Toppings Pizza Shop (takeaway/sandwich shop, PE13 2LD) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 19 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- PE13 2DU: 39 addresses of 45 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bowthorpe Road · Park Road · Hereward Road · Balding Close · Bowthorpe Hall Gardens · Nene Court · Wedgwood Drive · Park Street · Hampden Road · William Road · Legion Walk · Townshend 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.