Needham Market

Needham Market is covered by postcode district IP6. It is in the Mid Suffolk council area, Suffolk.

Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in Needham Market, last 12 months. ▲ 0.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 82 of 141 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 30 of 174 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 237 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Needham Market, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Needham Market, by flood risk Of the 174 postcodes in Needham Market that ONS places, 16 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 9 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 144 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Needham Market. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A14 IP6 8AA: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AD: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AE: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AG: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AH: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AN: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AP: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AQ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AS: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AT: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AU: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AW: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AX: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AY: not on the flood risk listIP6 8AZ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BD: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BE: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BF: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BG: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BH: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BJ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BL: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BN: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BP: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BQ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BS: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BT: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BU: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BW: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BX: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BY: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BZ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DA: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DB: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DD: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DE: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DF: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DG: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DH: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DJ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DN: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DP: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DQ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DR: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DT: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DU: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DW: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DX: not on the flood risk listIP6 8DY: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EA: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EB: not on the flood risk listIP6 8ED: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EE: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EF: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EG: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EJ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EL: not on the flood risk listIP6 8ER: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EU: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EW: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EX: not on the flood risk listIP6 8EY: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FA: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FB: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FD: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FF: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FG: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FH: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FJ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FL: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FN: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FP: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FR: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FS: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FU: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FY: not on the flood risk listIP6 8FZ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8GA: not on the flood risk listIP6 8HA: not on the flood risk listIP6 8HD: not on the flood risk listIP6 8HE: not on the flood risk listIP6 8HF: not on the flood risk listIP6 8JG: not on the flood risk listIP6 8JH: not on the flood risk listIP6 8JJ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8JL: not on the flood risk listIP6 8JQ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8NB: not on the flood risk listIP6 8NJ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8NN: not on the flood risk listIP6 8RH: not on the flood risk listIP6 8SY: not on the flood risk listIP6 8SZ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8TA: not on the flood risk listIP6 8TB: not on the flood risk listIP6 8TD: not on the flood risk listIP6 8TH: not on the flood risk listIP6 8TJ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8TL: not on the flood risk listIP6 8TN: not on the flood risk listIP6 8TP: not on the flood risk listIP6 8TR: not on the flood risk listIP6 8UA: not on the flood risk listIP6 8UB: not on the flood risk listIP6 8UD: not on the flood risk listIP6 8WB: not on the flood risk listIP6 8XA: not on the flood risk listIP6 8XB: not on the flood risk listIP6 8XD: not on the flood risk listIP6 8XE: not on the flood risk listIP6 8XF: not on the flood risk listIP6 8XG: not on the flood risk listIP6 8XQ: not on the flood risk listIP6 8BA: very low flood risk onlyIP6 8AL: low flood risk at worstIP6 8BB: low flood risk at worstIP6 8EP: low flood risk at worstIP6 8EQ: low flood risk at worstIP6 8FE: low flood risk at worstIP6 8LY: low flood risk at worstIP6 8NS: low flood risk at worstIP6 8RW: low flood risk at worstIP6 8RY: low flood risk at worstIP6 8EH: medium flood risk at worstIP6 8EN: medium flood risk at worstIP6 8ET: medium flood risk at worstIP6 8TF: medium flood risk at worstIP6 8AJ: high flood riskIP6 8DS: high flood riskIP6 8ES: high flood riskIP6 8EZ: high flood riskIP6 8HB: high flood riskIP6 8JF: high flood riskIP6 8JN: high flood riskIP6 8LU: high flood riskIP6 8LX: high flood riskIP6 8LZ: high flood riskIP6 8NA: high flood riskIP6 8ND: high flood riskIP6 8NT: high flood riskIP6 8NU: high flood riskIP6 8NZ: high flood riskIP6 8TE: high flood risk Needham Market 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to IP6 8HB, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Needham Market, by flood risk Of the 174 postcodes in Needham Market that ONS places, 16 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 9 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 144 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Needham Market. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Needham Market
  • A home or business at high risk: 16
  • At medium risk at worst: 4
  • At low risk at worst: 9
  • At very low risk only: 1
  • Not on the at-risk list: 144
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 174 postcodes in Needham Market that ONS places, 16 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 9 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 144 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.1538, longitude 1.0510. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

16 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

IP6 8LU25 at high riskIP6 8HB16 at high riskIP6 8NZ15 at high riskIP6 8ES15 at high riskIP6 8LX13 at high riskIP6 8NU12 at high riskIP6 8AJ9 at high riskIP6 8JF6 at high riskIP6 8ND4 at high riskIP6 8EZ3 at high riskIP6 8LZ2 at high riskIP6 8DS2 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. IP6 8HB, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Needham Market?

Homes sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.9% on the 12 months before. At 82 of the 141 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 237 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 30 of its 174 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Needham Market, 300 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Needham Market?

Homes in Needham Market sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 0.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£252,750
12 months to August 2026
£255,000

▲ up 0.9% on the 12 months before

Detached£342,475 24 sales
Semi-detached£249,995 31 sales
Terraced£240,500 26 sales
Flat or maisonette£137,500 12 sales

Across the whole IP6 district, Needham Market's main postcode district: a typical £298,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Needham Market: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Needham Market?

18 of the 174 postcodes now in use in Needham Market came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 25 of the 128 homes sold in Needham Market were newly built (20%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP6 district, 22%.

The newest postcodes

IP6 8JNsince March 2024IP6 8SYsince November 2023IP6 8TNsince November 2023IP6 8TPsince September 2023IP6 8TRsince July 2023IP6 8FHsince February 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Needham MarketAcross the IP6 district
The 12 months to August 2026 3 of 93 (3%) 12 of 247 (5%)
The 12 months to August 2025 25 of 128 (20%) 91 of 412 (22%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Needham Market?

Ofcom reports on 141 of the 174 postcodes in Needham Market. At 82 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit82 of 141
Postcodes where every home can get superfast136 of 141

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Needham Market at risk of flooding?

30 of the 174 postcodes in Needham Market have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 237 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 30 of 174 postcodes High: 126Medium: 111Low: 194Very low: 47

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Needham Market?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Needham Market. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Needham Market?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Needham Market is Needham Market Rail Station, 300 m away in a straight line.

  • Needham Market Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Stowmarket Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
  • Westerfield Rail Station Railway station 11.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Needham Market?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Needham Market. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Needham Market safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 326 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Needham Market over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 26 September 2025
  2. 27 October 2025
  3. 29 November 2025
  4. 27 December 2025
  5. 24 January 2026
  6. 24 February 2026
  7. 29 March 2026
  8. 29 April 2026
  9. 25 May 2026
  10. 32 June 2026
  11. 22 July 2026
  12. 32 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences135 reports
Anti-social behaviour38 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Shoplifting24 reports
Other theft24 reports
Public order20 reports
Vehicle crime17 reports
Burglary12 reports

Also: other crime 10, drugs 9, bicycle theft 6, robbery 3, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Needham Market?

District, borough or city council
Mid Suffolk
County council
Suffolk
Parliamentary constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Police force area
Suffolk
Region
East of England
Country
England
MP
Patrick Spencer (Conservative)

All 174 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Needham Market

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Needham Market postcodes

174 postcodes in use in Needham Market, by district:

IP6 postcode district,174 postcodes

That district is in the IP postcode area.

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Places near Needham Market

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Needham Market's £255,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Stowmarket5.4 km, £260,000Stowupland5.4 km, £280,000Great Blakenham5.6 km, £260,000Claydon6.6 km, £290,000Bramford9.1 km, £290,000Debenham11.8 km, £370,500Bacton12.5 km, £325,000Elmswell13.1 km, £310,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Needham Market

What is it like to live in Needham Market?
Homes sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.9% on the 12 months before. At 82 of the 141 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 237 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 30 of its 174 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Needham Market, 300 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Needham Market?
Needham Market is covered by postcode district IP6, across 174 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Needham Market in?
Needham Market is in the Mid Suffolk council area, and Suffolk is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Needham Market?
Needham Market is in the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Patrick Spencer (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Needham Market?
Homes in Needham Market sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 0.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Needham Market?
In Needham Market, primary schools at its postcodes include Bosmere Community Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Stowupland High School, 5.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Needham Market have a railway station?
Yes: Needham Market is 300 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Needham Market, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Needham Market?
Ofcom reports on 141 of the 174 postcodes in Needham Market. At 82 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Needham Market at risk of flooding?
30 of the 174 postcodes in Needham Market have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 237 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Needham Market?
18 of the 174 postcodes now in use in Needham Market came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 25 of the 128 homes sold in Needham Market were newly built (20%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the IP6 district, 22%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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