Needham Market
Ward in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.15, 1.056 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 09 54 |
| Dialling code: | 01449 (Stowmarket) |
Needham Market is a small historic market town in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England, set on the banks of the River Gipping between Ipswich and Stowmarket. Its compact centre contains a number of timber‑framed, Georgian and Victorian buildings within a conservation area, and rail services link the town to larger centres such as Ipswich and Cambridge, making it attractive to commuters as well as locals.
The town retains a market‑town feel with independent shops, pubs and cafés, a mix of small businesses and light industry, and easy access to surrounding Suffolk countryside for walking, cycling and angling. A lively community life with clubs, volunteers and annual events helps preserve its village‑town character despite modern road and rail connections.
Postcode districts covering Needham Market
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 8.2 miles
- Colchester 19.2 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 24.5 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 15.4 miles
- Felixstowe 17.9 miles
- Thetford 22.5 miles
- Sudbury 15.8 miles
- Stowmarket 3.6 miles
- Harwich 17.1 miles
- Walton-on-the-Naze 22.4 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea 23.3 miles
- Halstead 22.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Needham Market Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Darmsden Parish 1.2 miles
- Creeting St. Mary Parish 1.4 miles
- Badley Parish 1.7 miles
- Baylham Parish 1.9 miles
- Barking Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Creeting St. Peter or West Creeting Parish 2.1 miles
- Coddenham Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Sharpstone Street Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Willisham Parish 2.9 miles
- Nettlestead Parish 3 miles
- Battisford Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Needham Market
IP6 8DN, IP6 8RF, IP6 8BF, IP6 8BE, IP6 8TE, IP6 8BG, IP6 8JP, IP6 8QX, IP6 8QP … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 37.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 39.4 miles
- Needham Market Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Stowmarket Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Needham Market Ad
- The Crown, Bildeston 4 6.9 miles
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Limes Hotel 0.4 miles
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 6.9 miles
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 7.7 miles
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 8.1 miles
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 7.8 miles
- The Marquis 9.4 miles
- The Carlton Hotel 7.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 7.3 miles
Schools in Needham Market
- Creeting St Mary C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 7.6 miles
- Suffolk College University 8 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 12.7 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 13.2 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 13.2 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 15.8 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.2 miles
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 16.3 miles
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 16.4 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17 miles
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 17.7 miles