Electoral wardE05015435
Wisbech North ward, Fenland
Wisbech North is one of 18 electoral wards of Fenland District Council, in Cambridgeshire (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 3,777 residents in 1,492 households — 4,870 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North East Cambridgeshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Wisbech West division.
Residents, 20213,777council ward average 5,692
Households1,4922.53 residents per household
Density4,870/ km²about 0.78 km² · Fenland 188
Aged 65+14.9%Fenland: 22.8% · under 16: 23.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.7% · 254
5–97.9% · 298
10–158.9% · 336
16–194.7% · 178
20–245.8% · 218
25–3413.8% · 519
35–4921.8% · 821
50–6415.6% · 587
65–748.5% · 322
75–845.0% · 189
85+1.4% · 52
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.2% · 421
1 car or van46.1% · 689
2 cars or vans20.2% · 302
3 or more5.5% · 82
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Fenland overall: 66.8% owned, 12.6% social rented, 20.0% private rented.
Owned outright21.5% · 321
With mortgage16.6% · 248
Shared ownership0.5% · 8
Social rented37.3% · 558
Private rented23.8% · 356
Lives rent free0.2% · 3
Type of home
Detached house14.0% · 209
Semi-detached house46.1% · 689
Terraced house20.6% · 308
Purpose-built flat13.1% · 196
Converted house0.5% · 7
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Caravan, mobile5.5% · 82
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015435- Council
- Fenland District Council
- County council
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- County division
- Wisbech West
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 18
Parishes in the ward
Wisbech
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% owned3,857MMarch West & Benwick18.2% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned5,990PParson 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% owned2,730
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.