March Road, Turves, Whittlesey
Description
LOCATION
The site is pleasantly situated in the rural Fenland village of Turves. Turves is a village within the civil parish of Whittlesey and lies east of Whittlesey, south of the A605 and the Twenty Foot River and on the Ely to Peterborough railway line between Whittlesey and March, with a level crossing in the village. Early records indicate inhabitants of the village by the 1670s and according to Whittlesey Town Council The Three Horse Shoes public house dates back to at least 1822 and gives its name to the nearby Three Horse Shoes signal box. The Hereward Way long-distance footpath from Peterborough to Ely passes through Turves along March Road, Burnthouse Road and Quaker's Drove.
Turves lies approximately 3.5 miles east of Whittlesey, 5.0 miles west of March and 9.0 miles east of Peterborough.
PLANNING
Full Planning Consent for the erection of a pair of 2-storey 3 bedroom semi-detached houses was granted by Fenland District Council on 31st January 2020 under Reference F/YR19/0895/F. This consent has been implemented by the installation of piles. A further application for the discharge of condition relating to materials was approved by Fenland District Council on 4th January 2023 under Reference F/YR22/3145/COND. Copies of these consents are available for inspection at our offices or on the planning section of the Council's website.
SERVICES
Mains electricity and water are understood to be available in the vicinity.
Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries of the relevant drainage authority and utility companies.
ACCESS
Access to the plot will be from March Road.
FENCING
The purchaser will be responsible for fencing the boundaries.
POSSESSION
Vacant possession upon completion of the purchase.
VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment via the Wisbech Professional Office on . Further details available from Alan Faulkner or
The Health and Safety of those viewing is the responsibility of the individual undertaking the viewing. Neither the Seller nor the Agent accept any responsibility for damage or injury to persons or property as a result of viewing the property and parties do so entirely at their own risk.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-25
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 83% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Coates Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 183
- Type
- Community school
- New Road Primary & Nursery School3.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 310
- Type
- Academy converter
- Alderman Jacobs School3.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 671
- Type
- Academy converter
- Park Lane Primary & Nursery School4.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 441
- Type
- Academy converter
- Benwick Primary School4.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 105
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Sir Harry Smith Community College3.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,084
- Type
- Academy converter
- Neale-Wade Academy5.2 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,130
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Abbey College, Ramsey7.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,096
- Type
- Academy converter
- Cromwell Community College8.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,539
- Type
- Academy converter
- Stanground Academy8.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,654
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 3.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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