Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:36 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:08 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,815 residentsin the March North census areaMedian age 42.33,105 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,534 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C579 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesWest End Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haMarch Town Football Club Sports Groundplaying field · under a mileGeorge Campbell Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileMarch Town Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMarch Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 24 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200144 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Mar 202449 mi away, Swaby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,451 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At Doddington Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryCornerstone Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBroad Street (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBurrowmoor Primary Academyages 2-11, 326 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestwood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 742 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNeale-Wade Academyages 11-18, 1,130 pupils1.0 miCollegeInspire Education Group13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN47 miRailway stationMarchunder a mileBus stationHorse Fair Bus StationWisbech8.5 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing19 miBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE15 postcode district.
