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IP6 8GA

Needham Market · Mid Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8GD 0 m
IP6 8GF 0 m
IP6 8GG 0 m
IP6 8GH 0 m
IP6 8GJ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
IP6 8GA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
IP
Postcode district
IP6
Postcode sector
IP6 8
Latitude
52.156049
Longitude
1.048991
British National Grid easting
608,663
British National Grid northing
255,245

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
E00153221
Lower layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 010A · E01030060
Middle layer super output area
Mid Suffolk 010 · E02006270

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Bosmere Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    598 m

  2. Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
305
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 125
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Shoplifting 27
  • Other theft 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • NEEDHAM MARKET COUNTRY PRACTICE

    BARKING ROAD, NEEDHAM MARKET, IPSWICH, IP6 8EZ

    ODS code D83017

    1.1 km

  • COMBS FORD SURGERY

    COMBS LANE, STOWMARKET, IP14 2SY

    ODS code D83079

    4.5 km

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

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.0 miles

  • Hurstlea Road

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.1 miles

  • Hurstlea Road

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.1 miles

  • Burton Drive

    BCT · Needham Market

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mid Suffolk 010A, 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

21,333 of 33,755

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

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bosmere Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 598 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

305 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 125 events.

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