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 miles13.2 km
- Colchester 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Felixstowe 17.9 miles28.7 km
- Thetford 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Sudbury 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Stowmarket 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Harwich 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Halstead 22.7 miles36.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Needham Market Built-up area 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Darmsden Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Creeting St. Mary Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Badley Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Baylham Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Barking Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Creeting St. Peter or West Creeting Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Coddenham Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Sharpstone Street Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Willisham Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Nettlestead Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Battisford Parish 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Needham Market
IP6 8EU, IP6 8GB, IP6 8FG, IP6 8PJ, IP6 8AN, IP6 8EW, IP6 8FJ, IP6 8NL, IP6 8DT … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 37.5 miles60.4 km
- Stansted Airport 39.4 miles63.5 km
- Needham Market Railway Station 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Stowmarket Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Needham Market Ad
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Limes Hotel 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 8.1 miles13 km
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- The Marquis 9.4 miles15.2 km
- The Carlton Hotel 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
Schools in Needham Market
- Creeting St Mary C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Portman Road Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Suffolk College University 8 miles12.9 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 16.2 miles26 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17 miles27.4 km
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 17.7 miles28.5 km