Fenland: local statistics
Fenland is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 105,930 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Fenland, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Fenland at £225,613 for July 2026, a rise of 3.1% in twelve months. It ranks as the 42nd highest of 45 in the East of England; the average for the East of England was £337,518. Since July 2016 prices have risen 38%; the July high in the series was £232,343 in 2022. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Fenland (£34,170) gives a ratio of 6.6. That ratio is the 41st highest ratio of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
Average Band D council tax in Fenland is £2,537.74 for 2026-27, up £104.93 on 2025-26. That makes it the 2nd highest in the East of England. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,708.98.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Fenland was £688.40 in April 2025, or £34,170 over a year. It is the 3rd lowest in the East of England, and 14.5% less than across the East of England. For full-time jobs located in Fenland the median is £648.90 a week (−£39.50 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £459.80: a change of +50% before inflation.
Life expectancy at birth in Fenland is 82.3 years for women and 77.8 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -0.2 years for women and -1.5 for men. It is 41st of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest for women.
4,295 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Fenland in March 2026, 6% more than in 2016. That is 41 for every 1,000 residents, the 41st highest of 45 in the East of England.
In August 2026, 2,405 people in Fenland were on the claimant count, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East of England was 3.3%. Twelve months before, it was 3.6%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 3.5% (November 2025) and 4.9% (August 2021).
Fenland had an estimated 105,930 residents in mid-2025, up 0.5% on mid-2024. That is 5,939 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 5.9% (the East of England: +8.5%), the 29th fastest growth of all 45 council areas in the East of England. No earlier year in the series was higher.
The police recorded 74.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in Fenland in the year to March 2026 (7,846 offences in all), the 17th highest rate of all 42 council areas in the East of England. That compares with 75.3 per 1,000 the year before. The highest rate in the series was 82.6, in the year to March 2023. Fraud is not included.
An estimated 77.8% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Fenland were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 7.1 points); the figure for the East of England was 78.3%. Its lowest reading in the series was 67.8% and its highest 78.2%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 99,991 |
| 2016 | 101,075 |
| 2017 | 102,029 |
| 2018 | 102,346 |
| 2019 | 102,487 |
| 2020 | 102,228 |
| 2021 | 102,731 |
| 2022 | 103,317 |
| 2023 | 104,164 |
| 2024 | 105,442 |
| 2025 | 105,930 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £163,327 |
| July 2017 | £177,272 |
| July 2018 | £181,932 |
| July 2019 | £183,671 |
| July 2020 | £192,039 |
| July 2021 | £200,752 |
| July 2022 | £232,343 |
| July 2023 | £222,684 |
| July 2024 | £220,010 |
| July 2025 | £218,840 |
| July 2026 | £225,613 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £459.80 a week |
| 2016 | £505.00 a week |
| 2017 | £495.80 a week |
| 2018 | £492.30 a week |
| 2019 | £532.20 a week |
| 2020 | £534.20 a week |
| 2021 | £548.60 a week |
| 2022 | £588.70 a week |
| 2023 | £685.20 a week |
| 2024 | £699.00 a week |
| 2025 | £688.40 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,708.98 |
| 2017-18 | £1,743.76 |
| 2018-19 | £1,824.74 |
| 2019-20 | £1,912.38 |
| 2020-21 | £1,972.84 |
| 2021-22 | £2,029.40 |
| 2022-23 | £2,111.10 |
| 2023-24 | £2,213.72 |
| 2024-25 | £2,331.10 |
| 2025-26 | £2,432.81 |
| 2026-27 | £2,537.74 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 56.5 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 63.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 70.4 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 65.7 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 71.2 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 67.9 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 79.3 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 82.6 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 76.4 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 75.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 74.1 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.9% |
| 2016/17 | 78.2% |
| 2017/18 | 78.2% |
| 2018/19 | 76.2% |
| 2019/20 | 68.4% |
| 2020/21 | 67.8% |
| 2021/22 | 76.3% |
| 2022/23 | 71.8% |
| 2023/24 | 72.0% |
| 2024/25 | 70.4% |
| 2025/26 | 77.8% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.3 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.1 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.9 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,060 |
| 2017 | 4,140 |
| 2018 | 4,125 |
| 2019 | 4,140 |
| 2020 | 4,205 |
| 2021 | 4,340 |
| 2022 | 4,365 |
| 2023 | 4,260 |
| 2024 | 4,335 |
| 2025 | 4,335 |
| 2026 | 4,295 |
Questions about Fenland
What is the average house price in Fenland?
£225,613 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+3.1% on a year).
How much is Band D council tax in Fenland?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,537.74 for 2026-27.
What is the average salary in Fenland?
£688.40 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is life expectancy in Fenland?
82.3 years for women and 77.8 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Fenland?
2,405 in August 2026 (3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the population of Fenland?
105,930 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the crime rate in Fenland?
74.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
Who has power over Fenland
Every body that makes decisions for Fenland, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Fenland council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Fenland in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- North East Cambridgeshire: Steve Barclay (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the East of England: Broxbourne · Great Yarmouth · Hertsmere · Mid Suffolk · North Norfolk · Watford
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