Conservation areas in Fenland
Fenland District Council has 13 conservation areas in planning.data.gov.uk; 2,433 homes inside them have an energy certificate, and 50.6% of those are solid-wall homes without wall insulation. The largest by number of homes is Chatteris (733). 2 of the areas overlap an Article 4 direction that removes rights for windows, roofs, solar or heat pumps (Bowthorpe, Wisbech). The council publishes its Article 4 areas on planning.data.gov.uk. EPC register November 2026.
| Conservation area | Homes with EPC | Solid walls, no insulation | Gas boiler | Heat pumps | Listed buildings | Article 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowthorpe | 91 | 59% | 89% | 0 | 5 | removes some rights |
| Chatteris | 733 | 58% | 84% | 13 | 99 | none published |
| Coates | 72 | 19% | 72% | 5 | 7 | none published |
| Doddington | 62 | 58% | 87% | 0 | 11 | none published |
| Doddington | 76 | 63% | 84% | 0 | 11 | none published |
| Elm | 41 | 41% | 93% | 0 | 13 | none published |
| Leverington 1 | 4 | 0% | 100% | 0 | 4 | other matters only |
| Leverington 2 | 20 | 30% | 85% | 1 | 6 | other matters only |
| March | 258 | 48% | 53% | 2 | 27 | none published |
| Parson Drove | 54 | 26% | 0% | 8 | 10 | none published |
| Whittlesey 1 | 99 | 51% | 84% | 1 | 16 | none published |
| Whittlesey 2 | 410 | 47% | 70% | 3 | 51 | none published |
| Wisbech | 513 | 49% | 35% | 6 | 223 | removes some rights |
Areas with at least 30 homes with an energy certificate have their own page. Areas drawn only as a point in planning.data.gov.uk have no boundary, so no homes are counted. England, all conservation areas: 48.7% solid walls without insulation, 66.4% gas boilers.
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