Fenland

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for Fenland. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Fenland, not our estimates.

• 935 births and 1,277 deaths: natural change reduced the population by 342.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 885 people.
• International migration (net) reduced the population by 77.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) added 22.
• Altogether the population grew by 488 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Fenland: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Fenland’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Fenland moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price and average private rent rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Conservative (2026) — Conservative 35, Other and independent 6, Liberal Democrat 2 of 43 seats.

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Fenland’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

9,637 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 91.0 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · down 2.4% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£34,170
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026935people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 201395,262people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022102,461people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202695,262people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026102,461people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202695,262people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026102,461people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026102,461people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202695,262people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026102,462people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 202695,262people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026102,459people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 10.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20262,425people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.4 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20263.9%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 4.3% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,538
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,277people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,602kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202515%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202610,799kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 0.8 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20261.9%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 1.9% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£223,168
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202526.1
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20258.9%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202523.8%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026885people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026526people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-77people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026603people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-342people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 202622people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 1.2% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025104,896people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · down 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20263.7%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 3.7% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£840
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · down 1.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£688

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Fenland; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Fenland, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,973Year ending March 2021→£2,538Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In Fenland, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,973 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,538 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £565 or 28.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,538 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,973 in the year ending March 2021 = £565, which is 28.6% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,537.74 and 1,972.84, and 2,537.74 − 1,972.84 = 564.90.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Fenland, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,973 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,538 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £565 or 28.6%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £22,6282009→£34,1702025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Fenland, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £22,628 in 2009 to £34,170 in 2025, a change of £11,542 or 51.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £34,170 in 2025 − £22,628 in 2009 = £11,542, which is 51.0% of the figure for 2009.

  17 published years spanning 16 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Fenland, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £22,628 in 2009 to £34,170 in 2025, a change of £11,542 or 51.0%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £4122008→£6882025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Fenland, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £412 in 2008 to £688 in 2025, a change of £276 or 66.9%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £688 in 2025 − £412 in 2008 = £276, which is 66.9% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 688.40 and 412.40, and 688.40 − 412.40 = 276.00.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Fenland, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £412 in 2008 to £688 in 2025, a change of £276 or 66.9%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• -52Year to mid-2012→885Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Fenland, net internal migration by local authority rose from -52 in Year to mid-2012 to 885 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 937 or 1801.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  885 in Year to mid-2025 − -52 in Year to mid-2012 = 937, which is 1801.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fenland, net internal migration by local authority rose from -52 in Year to mid-2012 to 885 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 937 or 1801.9% (ONS).

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• 1,292Year to mid-2012→526Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Fenland, international migration into a local authority fell from 1,292 in Year to mid-2012 to 526 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 766 or 59.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  526 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,292 in Year to mid-2012 = −766, which is 59.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fenland, international migration into a local authority fell from 1,292 in Year to mid-2012 to 526 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 766 or 59.3% (ONS).

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• 438Year to mid-2012→603Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Fenland, international migration out of a local authority rose from 438 in Year to mid-2012 to 603 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 165 or 37.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  603 in Year to mid-2025 − 438 in Year to mid-2012 = 165, which is 37.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fenland, international migration out of a local authority rose from 438 in Year to mid-2012 to 603 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 165 or 37.7% (ONS).

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• 854Year to mid-2012→-77Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Fenland, net international migration by local authority fell from 854 in Year to mid-2012 to -77 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 931 or 109.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -77 in Year to mid-2025 − 854 in Year to mid-2012 = −931, which is 109.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fenland, net international migration by local authority fell from 854 in Year to mid-2012 to -77 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 931 or 109.0% (ONS).

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• 1,196Year to mid-2012→935Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Fenland, births by local authority fell from 1,196 in Year to mid-2012 to 935 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 261 or 21.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  935 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,196 in Year to mid-2012 = −261, which is 21.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fenland, births by local authority fell from 1,196 in Year to mid-2012 to 935 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 261 or 21.8% (ONS).

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• 1,018Year to mid-2012→1,277Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Fenland, deaths by local authority rose from 1,018 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,277 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 259 or 25.4% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,277 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,018 in Year to mid-2012 = 259, which is 25.4% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fenland, deaths by local authority rose from 1,018 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,277 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 259 or 25.4% (ONS).

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• 178Year to mid-2012→-342Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Fenland, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 178 in Year to mid-2012 to -342 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 520 or 292.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -342 in Year to mid-2025 − 178 in Year to mid-2012 = −520, which is 292.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fenland, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 178 in Year to mid-2012 to -342 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 520 or 292.1% (ONS).

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• -12Year to mid-2012→22Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Fenland, other population change by local authority rose from -12 in Year to mid-2012 to 22 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 34 or 283.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  22 in Year to mid-2025 − -12 in Year to mid-2012 = 34, which is 283.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fenland, other population change by local authority rose from -12 in Year to mid-2012 to 22 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 34 or 283.3% (ONS).

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Compare Fenland with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Fenland and Birmingham
• Fenland and Leeds
• Fenland and North Yorkshire
• Fenland and Somerset
• Fenland and Cornwall
• Fenland and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Fenland said then and says now, with the periods named. Fenland since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Fenland are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.