Whittlesey
Whittlesey is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of around 12,745. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 2 supermarkets, and 12 restaurants and cafés, with 15 bus stops and Whittlesea railway station 1 km away. There were around 83 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 Whittlesey 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
7°CClear
- Today: 12° / 7° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:29
9h 30m 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
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
76 reported · August 2026▼ 32% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences32
- Anti-social behaviour22
- Criminal damage & arson10
- Other theft3
Neighbourhood team: March · Cambridgeshire
Local policing priorities
- Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below priorities for your local neighbourhood policing team in the…
- Tackling vehicle-related anti-social behaviour (ASB) and traffic offences. Addressing persistent vehicle-related ASB and criminality in a…
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
81 food businesses within 2 miles
- 75 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Whittlesea (1.2 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Whittlesea (1.3 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (5.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (7.2 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: 4001342 (5.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches15
- Playgrounds13
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
- 76 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
Your MP
Steve Barclay
Conservative
North East Cambridgeshire
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Con 35
- LD 2
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens13
- Restaurants & cafés17
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,295 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
28 jobs advertised · £31,144 avg
e.g. Maternity cover - Salaried GP, Primary Supply Teacher, Experienced Cleaner Required – Peterborough
Source: Adzuna
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
Grid electricity
85% low-carbon electricity
Wind 57% · Nuclear 20% · Gas 14% · Biomass 8%
66 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
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
8 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in PE7
- Yaxley Group Practice
- New Queen Street Surgery
- Hampton Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Cambridgeshire:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases337 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth215 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK159 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND158 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills147 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Whittlesey · 0.0 kmWhittlesey is an historic market town and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. Whittlesey is 6 miles (10 km) east of Peterborough. In 2021 the built-up area had a population of 13,823. The…
Whittlesey Rural District · 0.1 kmWhittlesey was a rural district in the Isle of Ely from 1894 to 1926. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Whittlesey rural sanitary district, and consisted of one civil parish – Whittlesey Rural.
Whittlesey Museum · 0.2 kmThe Whittlesey Museum is a local history museum in Market Street, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England. It is based on the ground floor of Whittlesey Town Hall, which is a Grade II listed building.
- Sir Harry Smith Community College · 0.8 km
Sir Harry Smith Community College is a secondary school in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Opened in 1953 on the former site of the Whittlesey Workhouse, the College is named after 19th Century English Army General Sir Ha…
- Whittlesea railway station · 1.3 km
Whittlesea Railway Station is situated in the market town of Whittlesey, in Cambridgeshire, and is located on the Hereward Line, which runs between Ely and Peterborough. It was opened on 2 June 1845 by the Eastern Cou…
Lattersey Field · 1.5 kmLattersey Field is an 11.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire. It is owned by Fenland District Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whittlesey?
- Whittlesey is a town in Cambridgeshire, England, in the Fenland local authority.
- What is the population of Whittlesey?
- Whittlesey has an approximate settlement population of 12,745.
- How deprived is Whittlesey?
- The Fenland local authority, which includes Whittlesey, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.