IP6 8AW postcode in Needham Market, Suffolk

IP6 8AW is a postcode in Needham Market, in the Needham Market ward of Mid Suffolk. It is in the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich parliamentary constituency and the Suffolk police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 94% of homes and businesses can get it. Mid Suffolk: 62% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in IP6 8, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Needham Market 350 m in a straight line

Where IP6 8AW is, and what is near it

Map of IP6 8AW and what is near it Map of IP6 8AW: its centre point, with the 292 other postcodes in the IP6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. IP6 8AA: also in IP6 8IP6 8AD: also in IP6 8IP6 8AE: also in IP6 8IP6 8AG: also in IP6 8IP6 8AH: also in IP6 8IP6 8AJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8AL: also in IP6 8IP6 8AN: also in IP6 8IP6 8AP: also in IP6 8IP6 8AQ: also in IP6 8IP6 8AS: also in IP6 8IP6 8AT: also in IP6 8IP6 8AU: also in IP6 8IP6 8AX: also in IP6 8IP6 8AY: also in IP6 8IP6 8AZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8BA: also in IP6 8IP6 8BB: also in IP6 8IP6 8BD: also in IP6 8IP6 8BE: also in IP6 8IP6 8BF: also in IP6 8IP6 8BG: also in IP6 8IP6 8BH: also in IP6 8IP6 8BJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8BL: also in IP6 8IP6 8BN: also in IP6 8IP6 8BP: also in IP6 8IP6 8BQ: also in IP6 8IP6 8BS: also in IP6 8IP6 8BT: also in IP6 8IP6 8BU: also in IP6 8IP6 8BW: also in IP6 8IP6 8BX: also in IP6 8IP6 8BY: also in IP6 8IP6 8BZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8DA: also in IP6 8IP6 8DB: also in IP6 8IP6 8DD: also in IP6 8IP6 8DE: also in IP6 8IP6 8DF: also in IP6 8IP6 8DG: also in IP6 8IP6 8DH: also in IP6 8IP6 8DN: also in IP6 8IP6 8DP: also in IP6 8IP6 8DQ: also in IP6 8IP6 8DR: also in IP6 8IP6 8DS: also in IP6 8IP6 8DT: also in IP6 8IP6 8DU: also in IP6 8IP6 8DW: also in IP6 8IP6 8DX: also in IP6 8IP6 8DY: also in IP6 8IP6 8DZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8EA: also in IP6 8IP6 8EB: also in IP6 8IP6 8ED: also in IP6 8IP6 8EE: also in IP6 8IP6 8EF: also in IP6 8IP6 8EG: also in IP6 8IP6 8EH: also in IP6 8IP6 8EJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8EL: also in IP6 8IP6 8EN: also in IP6 8IP6 8EP: also in IP6 8IP6 8EQ: also in IP6 8IP6 8ER: also in IP6 8IP6 8ES: also in IP6 8IP6 8ET: also in IP6 8IP6 8EU: also in IP6 8IP6 8EW: also in IP6 8IP6 8EX: also in IP6 8IP6 8EY: also in IP6 8IP6 8EZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8FA: also in IP6 8IP6 8FB: also in IP6 8IP6 8FE: also in IP6 8IP6 8FH: also in IP6 8IP6 8FJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8FL: also in IP6 8IP6 8FN: also in IP6 8IP6 8FP: also in IP6 8IP6 8FR: also in IP6 8IP6 8FS: also in IP6 8IP6 8FU: also in IP6 8IP6 8FY: also in IP6 8IP6 8FZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8GA: also in IP6 8IP6 8HA: also in IP6 8IP6 8HB: also in IP6 8IP6 8HD: also in IP6 8IP6 8HE: also in IP6 8IP6 8HF: also in IP6 8IP6 8JF: also in IP6 8IP6 8JG: also in IP6 8IP6 8JH: also in IP6 8IP6 8JJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8JL: also in IP6 8IP6 8JN: also in IP6 8IP6 8JQ: also in IP6 8IP6 8LU: also in IP6 8IP6 8LX: also in IP6 8IP6 8LY: also in IP6 8IP6 8LZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8NA: also in IP6 8IP6 8NH: also in IP6 8IP6 8NJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8NN: also in IP6 8IP6 8NS: also in IP6 8IP6 8NT: also in IP6 8IP6 8NU: also in IP6 8IP6 8NZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8PS: also in IP6 8IP6 8PT: also in IP6 8IP6 8PU: also in IP6 8IP6 8PX: also in IP6 8IP6 8PY: also in IP6 8IP6 8PZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8RH: also in IP6 8IP6 8RJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8RW: also in IP6 8IP6 8RX: also in IP6 8IP6 8RY: also in IP6 8IP6 8RZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8SA: also in IP6 8IP6 8SJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8SX: also in IP6 8IP6 8SY: also in IP6 8IP6 8SZ: also in IP6 8IP6 8TA: also in IP6 8IP6 8TB: also in IP6 8IP6 8TD: also in IP6 8IP6 8TE: also in IP6 8IP6 8TF: also in IP6 8IP6 8TH: also in IP6 8IP6 8TJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8TL: also in IP6 8IP6 8TN: also in IP6 8IP6 8TP: also in IP6 8IP6 8TR: also in IP6 8IP6 8TS: also in IP6 8IP6 8TT: also in IP6 8IP6 8TU: also in IP6 8IP6 8TX: also in IP6 8IP6 8UA: also in IP6 8IP6 8UB: also in IP6 8IP6 8UD: also in IP6 8IP6 8UE: also in IP6 8IP6 8UJ: also in IP6 8IP6 8WB: also in IP6 8IP6 8XA: also in IP6 8IP6 8XB: also in IP6 8IP6 8XD: also in IP6 8IP6 8XE: also in IP6 8IP6 8XF: also in IP6 8IP6 8XG: also in IP6 8IP6 8XQ: also in IP6 8 School 2.1 km2 places, 4.8–6.4 kmNeedham Market IP6 8AW Map of IP6 8AW and what is near it Map of IP6 8AW: its centre point, with the 292 other postcodes in the IP6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 4.8–6.4 kmNeedham Market IP6 8AW
  • IP6 8AW
  • Other postcodes in IP6 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1544, longitude 1.0514)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after IP6 8AW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at IP6 8AW?

Every home and business at IP6 8AW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)94% can get it

Mid Suffolk: 62%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Mid Suffolk: 97%

The line marks the figure across Mid Suffolk.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at IP6 8AW?

BinDayBuddy does not read Mid Suffolk District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Mid Suffolk District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is IP6 8AW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include IP6 8AW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Mid Suffolk

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for IP6 8AW: 2,948 properties in Mid Suffolk are at high risk (4.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Mid Suffolk

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of IP6 8AW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near IP6 8AW?

Homes in IP6 8 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 117 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£275,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £387,500 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £255,000 39 sales
  • Terraced £240,500 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £137,500 12 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole IP6 district: a typical £298,000 from 247 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in IP6 8AW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in IP6 8AW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at IP6 8AW

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at IP6 8AW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near IP6 8AW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 970 homes in the neighbourhood around IP6 8AW. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (22%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around IP6 8AW

Band D in Mid Suffolk for 2026‑27: £2,317. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,545 (band A) to £3,347 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,802.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 280 (29%)£1,545
Band Babout 440 (45%)£1,802
Band Cabout 130 (13%)£2,059
Band Dabout 70 (7%)£2,317
Band Eabout 40 (4%)£2,832
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,347
Band Gwithheld£3,861
Band Hwithheld£4,634

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Mid Suffolk before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of IP6 8AW is in (ONS area E01030061), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near IP6 8AW?

The nearest open schools to IP6 8AW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near IP6 8AW, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to IP6 8AW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of IP6 8AW is Needham Market Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Needham Market Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Stowmarket Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church, 139 m away.

More stations near IP6 8AW, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near IP6 8AW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of IP6 8AW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near IP6 8AW?

1 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of IP6 8AW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers · CHAdeMO, Type 2 tethered · up to 50 kW 750 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near IP6 8AW?

The nearest to the centre of IP6 8AW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to IP6 8AW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near IP6 8AW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of IP6 8AW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near IP6 8AW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of IP6 8AW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near IP6 8AW?

The nearest vets to the centre of IP6 8AW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is IP6 8AW in a conservation area?

The centre of IP6 8AW is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near IP6 8AW?

Police.uk records 32 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of IP6 8AW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences20 reports
Public order5 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report

Also: other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for IP6 8AW

Ward
Needham Market
Parish
Needham Market
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Needham Market
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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