Gainsborough is a compact, largely residential ward within the borough of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. It tends to combine interwar and post‑war housing with smaller local shops, schools and community centres, giving it a neighbourly, urban feel rather than a rural one. The ward shares in Ipswich’s long market‑town and maritime history, and many residents commute into the town centre or to nearby industrial and port employers.
Socially and culturally the area is characterised by a mixed population and active grassroots organisations, with local parks and sports facilities serving as community hubs. While not a headline tourist spot, Gainsborough offers a snapshot of everyday Ipswich life, where modest historic streets sit alongside more modern council and private housing and small‑scale local enterprises.
Postcode districts covering Gainsborough
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Colchester 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Felixstowe 8.7 miles14 km
- Sudbury 18.7 miles30 km
- Stowmarket 13 miles20.9 km
- Harwich 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Halstead 23.6 miles38 km
- Woodbridge 7.1 miles11.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Holywells Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Priory Heath Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bridge Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Ipswich Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- St. John's Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bixley Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Alexandra Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Wherstead Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Purdis Farm Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Stoke Park Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Freston Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Orwell Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in Gainsborough
IP3 0LJ, IP3 0EJ, IP3 0JN, IP3 0LS, IP3 0HH, IP3 9JH, IP3 0EQ, IP3 0HP, IP3 9NP … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 38 miles61.1 km
- Stansted Airport 41.3 miles66.5 km
- Derby Road Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Ipswich Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
Hotels near Gainsborough Ad
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 2 miles3.1 km
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell 4 1.5 miles2.5 km
- The Carlton Hotel 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Lion 5 8.2 miles13.2 km
Schools in Gainsborough
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Suffolk College University 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Portman Road Stadium 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 7 miles11.3 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Pedlars Wood Forest 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
- University of Essex University 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 15.8 miles25.4 km