Upwell and Outwell
Upwell and Outwell is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 5,000. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 2 bus stops, and there were around 19 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 Upwell and Outwell area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fenland area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 102,459 residents at roughly 188 people per km².
- Council
- Fenland
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire
- Police force
- Cambridgeshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 184th of 294 English council areas — better than 37% 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 8° · 53% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:27
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
14 reported · August 2026▼ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Other theft2
- Public order2
Neighbourhood team: Wisbech · Cambridgeshire
Local policing priorities
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the things your local neighbourhood policing teams in Wis…
- Drug supply, possession and associated anti-social behaviour in the Wisbech town area.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
129 reported road collisions (2025)
41 killed or seriously injured · 185 casualties · 12.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
30 food businesses within 2 miles
- 24 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Downham Market (10.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£224,770 average▲ 2.9% YoY
Across Fenland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£842 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY
- 1 bed £627
- 2 bed £807
- 3 bed £979
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.4 times median annual pay (7.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,413 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons (4.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
102,459 residents in Fenland · 188/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,353
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,468
- Net moves+885
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 42 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,538 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (36% of 48,110)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
47 schools · 13,993 pupils
31 primary · 4 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 23 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
38 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Thomas Clarkson AcademyGood
- Neale-Wade AcademyRequires improvement
- Sir Harry Smith Community College
- The Wisbech Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Fenland
Care & health services
595 CQC-registered services
- Care homes139
- GP practices108
- Dentists128
- Homecare agencies139
- Hospitals & hospices20
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 44 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
158 applications decided
87.3% granted · 138 granted, 20 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative majority
- Con 35
- LD 2
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,295 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£688 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,333 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 53,212 certificates
10.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in PE14
- Upwell Health Centre
- St John'S Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South West Norfolk:
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation749 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK260 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases255 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately194 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks184 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Outwell Basin railway station · 0.8 km
Outwell Basin railway station was a stop on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway in Outwell, Norfolk. It opened in 1883 carrying passenger and goods traffic from nearby farms. It was closed to passengers in 1928, with goods…
Outwell · 1.2 kmOutwell is a village and civil parish in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, in the English county of Norfolk.
Sander's Mill, Upwell · 1.2 kmSander's Mill is a Grade II listed tower mill in Upwell, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Originally standing in Cambridgeshire, it had five sails when built. Later raised by one storey and converted to four sails, it worked…
Beaupré Hall · 1.3 kmBeaupré Hall was a large 16th-century house mainly of brick, which was built by the Beaupres in Outwell, Norfolk, England and enlarged by their successors the Bells. Like many of Britain's country houses it was demoli…
- Outwell Village railway station · 1.3 km
Outwell Village railway station was a station in Outwell, Norfolk on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. It opened in 1884 and closed to passengers in 1928. Goods services ran on a while longer, before finishing in 1966.…
- Upwell railway station · 1.7 km
Upwell railway station was a station in Upwell, Norfolk on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway. It was opened in 1883 to carry passengers and agricultural wares to Wisbech where they would go to market, or be shipped off t…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upwell and Outwell?
- Upwell and Outwell is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Fenland local authority.
- How deprived is Upwell and Outwell?
- The Fenland local authority, which includes Upwell and Outwell, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.