Market Deeping
Market Deeping is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 13,574. It has around 19 restaurants and cafés, 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and 35 bus stops. There were around 59 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Market Deeping area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Peterborough area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 215,673 residents at roughly 628 people per km².
- Council
- Peterborough
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 249th of 294 English council areas — better than 15% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°COvercast
- Today: 24° / 12° · 49% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:26
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
54 reported · July 2026▲ 6% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences21
- Anti-social behaviour16
- Criminal damage & arson7
- Shoplifting3
Neighbourhood team: Market Deeping and Uffington · Lincolnshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour in and around the skate parks of Stamford, Bourne and Deeping St James
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
337 reported road collisions (2024)
64 killed or seriously injured · 471 casualties · 15.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
92 food businesses within 2 miles
- 79 rated 4–5 ★ (66 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 45 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stamford (11.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
Private rents
£1,003 average monthly rent▲ 4.1% YoY
- 1 bed £703
- 2 bed £886
- 3 bed £1,068
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.7 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 133.9p · BP (1.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.9p · BP (1.5 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 100 kW
- Nearest: Deeping Centre (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches13
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
215,673 residents in Peterborough · 628/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 53 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
14% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,293 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (39% of 91,080)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
90 schools · 40,976 pupils
60 primary · 12 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 34 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
82inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- City of Peterborough AcademyGood
- Greater Peterborough UTCGood
- Hampton Gardens Secondary SchoolGood
- Jack Hunt AcademyGood
- Stanground AcademyGood
- Ken Stimpson AcademyRequires improvement
- Arthur Mellows Village College
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy
- Nene Park Academy
- Ormiston Bushfield Academy
- Queen Katharine Academy
- St John Fisher Catholic High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Peterborough
Care & health services
270 CQC-registered services
- Care homes38
- GP practices27
- Dentists47
- Homecare agencies124
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Peterborough
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 104 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
142 applications decided
82.4% granted · 117 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sir John Hayes
Conservative
South Holland and The Deepings
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 10
- Con 14
- LD 8
- Grn 7
- Ref 5
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens20
- Restaurants & cafés23
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,540 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
27 jobs advertised · £35,142 avg
e.g. Commercial Gas Engineer, HVAC Engineer, Cooked Food Production Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£711 median full-time weekly pay
5.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,966 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
57% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 111,160 certificates
9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
87% low-carbon electricity
Wind 52% · Biomass 27% · Gas 12% · Solar 6%
80 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 77.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 57.4 women · 58 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Holland and The Deepings:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases515 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office460 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s391 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership367 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test289 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Market Deeping Town Hall · 0.1 kmMarket Deeping Town Hall is a municipal structure in the Market Place, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Market Deeping Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Market Deeping · 0.1 kmMarket Deeping is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road. The population of the town at the 2011 census was 6,008.
St Guthlac's Church, Market Deeping · 0.3 kmSaint Guthlac's Church, Market Deeping is a parish church of the Church of England in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England.
Deeping St James · 1.3 kmDeeping St James is a large village in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish was reported as 7,051 at the 2011 census.
- The Deepings · 1.3 km
The Deepings are a series of settlements close to the River Welland near the borders of southern Lincolnshire and north western Cambridgeshire in eastern England. Peterborough is about 8 miles to the south, Spalding a…
Deeping Gate · 1.3 kmDeeping Gate is a village and civil parish, lying on the River Welland in Cambridgeshire. Traditionally, the area was part of the Soke of Peterborough, geographically considered a part of Northamptonshire; it now fall…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Market Deeping?
- Market Deeping is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Peterborough local authority.
- What is the population of Market Deeping?
- Market Deeping has an approximate settlement population of 13,574.
- How deprived is Market Deeping?
- The Peterborough local authority, which includes Market Deeping, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.