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Chatteris

Middle area

South Fenland. 11,165 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 61 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 19% of people in Chatteris live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£236,000
Joint 2,368th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,187
524th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
19%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Chatteris

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chatteris at a rate of 75.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.9 per 1,000 people across Fenland.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences326
Anti-social behaviour227
Other crime109
Criminal damage and arson59
Shoplifting38
Vehicle crime30
Drug offences24
Burglary21
Theft from the person3
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Chatteris compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

ChatterisMiddle
Median sale price11 middle areas, Fenland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Fenland11 areas from £175,000 to £287,375. The middle area is £238,000. Chatteris is £236,000.
£236,0005th cheapest
Population11 middle areas, Fenland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Fenland11 areas from 6,124 to 13,717. The middle area is 7,815. Chatteris is 11,187.
11,1873rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares11 middle areas, Fenland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Fenland11 areas from 0.0% to 19.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Chatteris is 19.0%.
19%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage11 middle areas, Fenland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Fenland11 areas from 65.0% to 97.8%. The middle area is 91.3%. Chatteris is 91.3%.
91.3%6th highest

Is Chatteris safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chatteris at a rate of 75.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 89.9 per 1,000 people across Fenland.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chatteris.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (326), anti-social behaviour (227) and other crime (109).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Fenland

These figures are published for the whole of Fenland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Fenland and not Chatteris alone. See Fenland

Average house price
£225,613
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,170
35th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.1
66th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chatteris in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chatteris was £236,000 in 2025.

Chatteris had 11,187 usual residents at the census.

About 19% of people in Chatteris live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chatteris, 91.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.