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Whittlesey North West · Fenland

Whittlesey North West: your neighbourhood

Whittlesey North West electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 15.3% here, compared with 21% across Fenland (5.7 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 20.7% here, compared with 25.8% across Fenland (5.1 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 20% across Fenland (4.6 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.1%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

996 out of 4,513.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.7%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

256 out of 4,518.

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People counted in the census

4,515

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

4,515 out of 4,515.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

22.2%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

819 out of 3,689.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.7%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

987 out of 1,946.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.3%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

298 out of 1,946.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.7%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,430 out of 3,692.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.8%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,170 out of 3,692.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

146 out of 3,692.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

20.7%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

762 out of 3,689.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

299 out of 1,942.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

961 out of 3,692.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

183 out of 1,942.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Whittlesey North West

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

92 out of 3,692.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Whittlesey North West ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

195 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 243 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Whittlesey North West ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 13 mapped crimes in September 2024; 13 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Whittlesey North West
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024134
October 2024253
November 2024104
December 2024262
January 2025263
February 2025145
March 2025265
April 2025320
May 2025236
June 2025156
July 2025113
August 2025222
September 2025202
October 2025155
November 2025145
December 2025254
January 2026215
February 2026102
March 2026250
April 2026158
May 202682
June 2026135
July 2026162
August 2026134
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Whittlesey North West
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime110
criminal damage arson24
other theft16
public order11
shoplifting8
other crime7
burglary6
vehicle crime5
possession of weapons4
drugs2
robbery1
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Fenland →