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IP6 8EJ

Needham Market · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ipswich
Ward
Needham Market
Local authority
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Postcode district
IP6
Postcode sector
IP6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
IP6 8FL 85 m
IP6 8FN 116 m
IP6 8FP 122 m
IP6 8NZ 124 m
IP6 8FJ 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP6 8EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP6
Postcode sector
IP6 8
Latitude
52.146923
Longitude
1.061041
British National Grid easting
609,530
British National Grid northing
254,265

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Mid Suffolk · E07000203
Electoral ward
Needham Market · E05012604
Parish or community
E04010558
Westminster constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich · E14001156
Output area
E00153101
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 011A · E01030041
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 011 · E02006271

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Watering Farm, Ipswich Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8EJ 27 May 2014 £380,000
Watering Farm, Ipswich Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8EJ 26 October 2011 £435,000
54, Ipswich Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, IP6 8EJ 1 September 2003 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Bosmere Community Primary School

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    1.1 km

  2. Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School

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    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
253
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 97
  • Shoplifting 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Other theft 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
IP6 8 residents
6,549

Age bands in IP6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

828 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

548 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,481 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,905 residents

Age 65 and over
27.4%

1,795 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider IP6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • NEEDHAM MARKET COUNTRY PRACTICE

    BARKING ROAD, NEEDHAM MARKET, IPSWICH, IP6 8EZ

    ODS code D83017

    521 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lion Barn Business Park

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.0 miles

  • Lion Barn Business Park

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.0 miles

  • Lion

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.2 miles

  • Lion

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.2 miles

  • Grinstead Gardens

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 011A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,443 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bosmere Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

253 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 97 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.