They want to add 18,060 homes to Fenland. And they have no plans to build infrastructure.
The government wants to build 602 homes a year in Fenland. At that rate, sustained for thirty years, that is 18,060 homes - +37% on the 48,477 dwellings already in the area.
There are 17 towns and villages in our list for Fenland. That is an average of 35.4 new homes a year across every settlement in the area - about 1,062 each over thirty years, if the annual figure were spread evenly.
What we've got now
- In Fenland in 2025, there were 3,065 hours of sewage spills, at CROWLAND STW. Sewage →
- About 2,844 patients per GP in Fenland. GPs →
- 6 schools over capacity in Fenland. Schools →
- 3,267 MW still waiting to connect at Walpole. Energy →
- Nearest A&E: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn, about 49 minutes away. Hospitals →
- Local A-roads in Cambridgeshire: 23.4 seconds delay per mile, worst on the A1309. Transport →
Now they want another 18,060 homes here.
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