Property, Houses and Flats for Sale in March, Cambridgeshire

March was once an island surrounded by marshes, but as the land was drained the market town grew and prospered. March is on the River Nene which is part of a 200-mile Fenland Waterway system that winds through the town centre and is used to transport coal, corn and timber to Cambridge, Wisbech, King's Lynn, Peterborough, and St. Ives.

To give a guide as to the prices of property for sale in March, terraced and semi-detached houses and cottages offering three bedrooms are from £120,000. Three bedrooms, modern detached houses are from £150,000, with houses offering four bedrooms and an integral garage, from £175,000. Estate agents in March represent a wide choice of substantial period cottages, townhouses and modern detached houses that are on the market from £200,000 up to £400,000, for the largest houses with six bedrooms.

Flats for sale in March start at £90,000 for two bedrooms and are mostly located in purpose-built apartment houses. For more information on flats currently available, and for all cottages and houses, please contact March estate agents.

Amenities for March properties

Broad Street lives up to its name and is unusually wide. It is lined with many shops and has a beautiful fountain erected in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of King George V. St Wendreda's Church was named after the daughter of one of the first Christian kings in East Anglia. The church is renowned for its magnificent double-hammer open timber roof and for its 120 carved angels. John Betjeman described the church as "worth cycling 40 miles in a head wind to see". March has a wide choice of schools including primary and junior and, for older children, Neale-Wade Community College, a specialist college for Maths and Computing. Other amenities in March include supermarkets, the Hippodrome Cinema, a leisure centre and swimming pool, a library and a museum.

Transport in March

The railway station in March offers a 20-minute service to Peterborough; a 35-minute service to Cambridge; and a 90/120-minute service to London King’s Cross. By road, March is on the A141.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to buy or property to rent in March, which is covered by postcode PE15, you may also like to consider Chatteris, Ely, Cambridge, Huntingdon, St. Ives, and Peterborough.