UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/fenland
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in Fenland
Homes in Fenland sold for a median of £235,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,952 standard sales.
That makes it the third cheapest of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 44%, from £163,000 in 2016 to £235,000 in 2025, the fourth biggest rise of the 45 council areas in the East of England.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,452 | £296,500 | £240,000 to £360,000 | £2,637/m²from 58 sales |
| Semi-detached | 933 | £214,000 | £180,000 to £245,000 | £2,532/m²from 26 sales |
| Terraced | 495 | £171,000 | £145,000 to £200,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 72 | £106,500 | £90,000 to £124,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Fenland, at 49% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 32%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £106,500 here, 50% less than the £215,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,543 per m², 35% below the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 3% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Fenland and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Mid Suffolk£315,500
- Luton£315,000
- Broadland£308,000
- North Norfolk£300,000
- South Norfolk£300,000
- West Suffolk£290,000
- East Suffolk£287,000
- Tendring£285,000
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk£270,000
- Breckland£267,500
- Peterborough£245,000
- Ipswich£240,000
- Fenland, this council area£235,000
- Norwich£235,000
- Great Yarmouth£222,000
Postcode districts in Fenland
District medians are close together, from £212,000 in PE13 (Wisbech) to £275,500 in PE7 (Peterborough).
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Post towns in Fenland, by number of sales: Peterborough (PE7), March (PE15), Wisbech (PE13), Chatteris (PE16).
- PE7Peterborough, 1,924 salesMedian price £275,500Price per square metre £2,881Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- PE15March, 914 salesMedian price £240,000Price per square metre £2,645Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- PE16Chatteris, 380 salesMedian price £230,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- PE13Wisbech, 830 salesMedian price £212,000Price per square metre £2,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in PE13 (Wisbech) and PE16 (Chatteris), up 3%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Cherry Road, Whittlesey (PE7)30 sales
- Fillenham Way, Chatteris (PE16)26 sales
- Keeper Hill Drive, Hampton Heights (PE7)26 sales
- Norwood Road, March (PE15)23 sales
- Broadway, Yaxley (PE7)23 sales
- Munro Crescent, Hampton Heights (PE7)22 sales
- London Road, Chatteris (PE16)20 sales
- Southwold Drive, Hampton Beach (PE7)20 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Munro Crescent, Hampton Heights (PE7, detached houses, £500,000), Boroughby Drive, Alwalton (PE7, detached houses, £430,000) and Cromer Avenue, Hampton Beach (PE7, detached houses, £423,000).
The cheapest were Hedda Drive, Hampton Hargate (PE7, flats, £94,500), Eagle Way, Hampton Centre (PE7, flats, £140,000) and Hargate Way, Hampton Hargate (PE7, £141,000).
Living in Fenland
Crime
75 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
90% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
3% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 81 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,538 a year in Fenland for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 77 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Fenland's figures come from 2,952 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Fenland, so their sales add up to 4,048 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 8% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.