Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:36 am – 9:27 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, 12 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 · 1.4 mi · 10 haMarch Town Football Club Sports Groundplaying field · 1.5 miMarch Town Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haGeorge Campbell Leisure Centresports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200142 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Mar 202448 mi away, Swaby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Elevation1 m3 ft below sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 4 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At Doddington Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryHmp Whitemoor4 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Services1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryWestwood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 742 pupils1.3 miPrimaryAll Saints Interchurch Academyages 5-11, 184 pupils1.5 miSecondaryNeale-Wade Academyages 11-18, 1,130 pupils2.5 miCollegeInspire Education Group12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN48 miRailway stationMarch1.5 miBus stationBus InterchangeWhittlesey7.7 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing19 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE15 postcode district.
