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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtPE13
Telephone code01945
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:35 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:08 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,717 residentsin the Wisbech South & Peckover census areaMedian age 42.65,992 households54% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright18% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,451 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 22%, retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%8% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C587 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOctavia Hill's Birthplace Househistoric site · under a milePeckover House and Gardenhistoric site · under a milePaupers' Cuttidal water · 3.4 miKindersley's Cuttidal water · 4.9 miEast Marshwetland · 4.9 miTydd St Mary's Marshwetland · 5.7 miPartridge Fishing Lakelake · 8.5 miCross Keys Swing Bridgebridge · 7.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWisbech Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haThe Foal Groundpark · 1.4 miThe Hudson Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200144 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202648 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.2 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,491 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft below sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 8 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cambs Hospital - Mskunder a mileGP surgeryNorth Brink Practice7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist2-4 Exchange Square (Dental Surgery)right herePolice stationMarch Police Station8.8 miCash machineMFG - Nene (MRH)3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherIndependentWisbech Grammar Schoolages 2-19, 562 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Nene Infant & Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 217 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Wisbech Academyages 11-16, 205 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe College of West Anglia12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI47 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN54 miRailway stationMarch7.9 miBus stationHorse Fair Bus StationWisbechunder a mileFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing12 miBus stops87 within a mileCar parkThe Lawns car parkWisbech2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationWisbech1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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