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Wisbech Riverside

Ward

North east Fenland. About 4,859 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Wisbech Riverside, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,626
2,419th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.4%
1,210th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wisbech Riverside compares

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

Wisbech RiversideMiddle
Population18 wards, Fenland · 2021
Population: every ward in Fenland18 areas from 1,794 to 8,848. The middle area is 5,644. Wisbech Riverside is 4,626.
4,6265th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Fenland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Fenland18 areas from 66.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 92.0%. Wisbech Riverside is 90.8%.
90.8%8th lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, Fenland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Fenland18 areas from 1.8% to 7.4%. The middle area is 3.3%. Wisbech Riverside is 6.2%.
6.2%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, Fenland · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Fenland18 areas from 56.1% to 67.4%. The middle area is 60.3%. Wisbech Riverside is 67.4%.
67.4%highest

Figures for the whole of Fenland

These figures are published for the whole of Fenland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Fenland and not Wisbech Riverside 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.1
66th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wisbech Riverside in brief

Wisbech Riverside had 4,626 usual residents at the census.

In Wisbech Riverside, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wisbech Riverside, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.4% of residents in Wisbech Riverside were aged 15 to 64 at the census.