Bildeston is a small village and civil parish in the district of Babergh in Suffolk, England. It sits amid rolling agricultural countryside and has a compact high street and a conservation area of timber‑framed and later buildings, giving it a distinctly rural character while being within easy reach of market towns such as Hadleigh and Ipswich.
The village has historic roots in the medieval wool and cloth trade, visible in its street pattern and older buildings, and today supports a mix of local shops, pubs, community groups and farming. Bildeston retains an active social life with regular village events and is popular with people seeking a rural base close to larger employment and service centres.
Postcode districts covering Bildeston
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Colchester 15 miles24.2 km
- Braintree 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 23.6 miles38 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Felixstowe 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Haverhill 20.5 miles33 km
- Witham 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Thetford 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Sudbury 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Stowmarket 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Harwich 18.8 miles30.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Bildeston Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Nedging-with-Naughton Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Nedging Tye Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Chelsworth Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Hitcham Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Wattisham Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Kettlebaston Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Semer Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Monks Eleigh Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- North West Cosford Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Great Bricett Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- South East Cosford Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Bildeston
IP7 7SB, IP7 7FB, IP7 7BJ, IP7 7DY, IP7 7EP, IP7 7EY, IP7 7BG, IP7 7EQ, IP7 7EA … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 32.8 miles52.7 km
- London Southend Airport 38.3 miles61.7 km
- Stowmarket Railway Station 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Needham Market Railway Station 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Bus Station 9.2 miles14.8 km
Schools in Bildeston
- Bildeston Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Suffolk College University 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Ickworth House Estate 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.1 miles22.6 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 14.3 miles23 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 15.6 miles25.1 km
- University of Essex University 16 miles25.8 km
- Marks Hall Estate 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 17.6 miles28.2 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 17.9 miles28.9 km