Electoral wardE05015429
March West & Benwick ward, Fenland
March West & Benwick is one of 18 electoral wards of Fenland District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 5,990 residents in 2,249 households — 60 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North East Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the March North & Waldersey and Whittlesey South divisions.
Residents, 20215,990council ward average 5,692
Households2,2492.66 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 99.83 km² · Fenland 188
Aged 65+18.2%Fenland: 22.8% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 307
5–96.6% · 398
10–157.0% · 421
16–193.9% · 231
20–245.2% · 313
25–3414.0% · 842
35–4918.8% · 1,124
50–6421.1% · 1,267
65–7410.2% · 611
75–846.0% · 357
85+2.1% · 123
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.1% · 251
1 car or van37.7% · 848
2 cars or vans34.5% · 778
3 or more16.7% · 375
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Fenland overall: 66.8% owned, 12.6% social rented, 20.0% private rented.
Owned outright37.3% · 840
With mortgage32.6% · 733
Shared ownership0.6% · 14
Social rented11.9% · 268
Private rented17.6% · 396
Type of home
Detached house49.6% · 1,115
Semi-detached house33.0% · 742
Terraced house12.3% · 276
Purpose-built flat3.7% · 84
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 19
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015429- Council
- Fenland District Council
- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- March North & Waldersey, Whittlesey South
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 18
Parishes in the ward
BenwickMarch
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
CChatteris North & Manea19.7% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned7,027CChatteris South21.2% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned6,799DDoddington & Wimblington26.4% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned4,905EElm & Christchurch25.4% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned4,923LLeverington & Wisbech Rural29.5% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned5,084MMarch East28.7% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned6,838MMarch North21.7% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned8,181MMarch South29.9% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned3,857PParson Drove & Wisbech St Mary24.8% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned7,163WWhittlesey East & Villages21.0% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned6,618WWhittlesey Lattersey27.4% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned2,415WWhittlesey North West23.1% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned5,137WWhittlesey South27.2% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned2,730WWisbech North14.9% aged 65+ · 38.1% owned3,777
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.