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Mid Suffolk · East of England

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OVERVIEW

The local picture.

IP6 8NU is in the Mid Suffolk local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Needham Market, about 0.3 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

House price trend+3.2%Mid Suffolk · Jul 2026Recent planning44 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmedNearest train stationNeedham Market0.3 milesImmediate neighbourhood population1,492Small statistical area · 2024
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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for IP6 8NU.

Sat · 12 Sep
23°high
Partly cloudy19° low
7-day forecast
Sun21°16° lowShowers13 Sep
Mon22°15° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tue22°16° lowCloudy15 Sep
Wed17°11° lowFair16 Sep
Thu18°12° lowLight rain17 Sep
Fri19°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£285,000IP6 postcode district

12 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026

221 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£315,898Mid Suffolk

July 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+3.2%Mid Suffolk

July 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use sold-price median: £285,000 Use area average: £315,898
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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Gateway House Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8ELAwaiting decision›
View proposalApplication under Section 73 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Variation of Condition 2 (Expiry of Permission) of Planning Permission DC/24/05195 dated 23/01/25 - Siting of new temporary buildings to provide soil shed, office, laboratory and tea room to be used in connection with the existing building and retention of storage container
Car Sales At Ipswich Road Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8EGAwaiting decision›
View proposalFull Planning Application - Retrospective subdivision and alteration of existing commercial showroom/car sales building to form 3no. restricted Class E commercial/business/service units, limited to Use Classes E(a), E(c), E(d) and E(g) only and excluding Class E(b), E(e) and E(f); Retention of sales/admin space for the existing car sales business, replacement rear workshop, associated parking, cycle parking, level access works, servicing and shared access arrangements.
3 King William Street Needham Market Ipswich Suffolk IP6 8ADAwaiting decision›
View proposalApplication for works to trees in a Conservation Area - Robinia. The tree was pruned by approximately one-third two and a half years ago but has grown considerably since then and overhangs both our garden and the street outside. It also overhangs several telephone wires. We would like to do another similar reduction of one-third of the tree before it grows too much more.
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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Bosmere Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.7 mi
  2. Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 5–111.4 mi
  3. Claydon Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–113.6 mi
  4. Claydon High SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–163.8 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,492 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding IP6 8NU—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 13.7%16–64 · 57.0%65+ · 29.3%
What area does this cover?

Mid Suffolk 011D (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime23

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 9Anti-social behaviour · 4Other theft · 2
Employment3.3%

Unemployment estimate for Mid Suffolk · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich.

Local councilMid SuffolkLocal authority for IP6 8NU
Latest general election · 2024Conservative32.6% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Conservative32.6% of votes63.6% turnout
2019Conservative61.9% of votes71.0% turnout
2017Conservative60.1% of votes72.4% turnout
2015Conservative56.1% of votes70.6% turnout
2010Conservative50.8% of votes70.5% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA140.4 miles
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EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Norwich Airport

About 37.5 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Places of worship

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Nearest prison
HMP Hollesley Bay17.8 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Orwell9.3 mi
  2. Bradfield Woods9.8 mi
  3. Easton Farm11.2 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Peddars Way And Norfolk Coast Path18.7 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around IP6 8NU.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around IP6 8NU
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Three
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O2
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 13:20
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07
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