Needham Market

22°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 17° · 80% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:17

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

22 reported · July 2026▼ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8
• Anti-social behaviour5
• Other theft2
• Shoplifting2

Neighbourhood team: Mid-Suffolk South and West · Suffolk

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

139 reported road collisions (2024)

36 killed or seriously injured · 184 casualties · 13.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

35 food businesses within 2 miles

• 31 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Needham Market (0.4 km)
• 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£320,276 average▲ 5.8% YoY

Across Mid Suffolk · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,001 average monthly rent▲ 5.8% YoY

• 1 bed £718
• 2 bed £919
• 3 bed £1,118

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · Asda (9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Asda (9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

13 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: COOP Needham Market (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

102,695 residents in Mid Suffolk · 118/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 229 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,317 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 50,370)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

57 schools · 14,148 pupils

46 primary · 7 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 18 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

54inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Mid Suffolk

691 CQC-registered services

• Care homes196
• GP practices91
• Dentists136
• Homecare agencies209
• Hospitals & hospices15

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 11 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Suffolk

• In a conservation area (Needham Market)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 113 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

187 applications decided

89.8% granted · 168 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Patrick Spencer

Conservative

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Source: UK Parliament

Green majority

• Con 3
• LD 4
• Grn 23
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,565 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

12 jobs advertised · £37,210 avg

e.g. Production Operative, Maintenance Engineer, Online Computer science Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£764 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,233 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,211 certificates

10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

55% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Nuclear 23% · Solar 22% · Biomass 6%

177 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.6 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction8.0
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership353 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test336 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s283 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office269 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Automatic extension for Non- Molestation order when it is breached267 local signatures · 9,831 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Mid Suffolk · 0.2 km

  Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. The district is primarily a rural area, containing just three towns, being Stowmarket, Needham Market and Eye. Its council was based in Needham Market un…

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  Old Town Hall, Needham Market · 0.2 km

  The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street in Needham Market, Suffolk, England. The building, which now accommodates an antiques centre and other shops, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Needham Market · 0.4 km

  Needham Market is a historic market town in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, set in the Gipping Valley. Nearby villages include Barking, Darmsden, Badley and Creeting St Mary. The town is located on the s…

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  Needham Market railway station · 0.4 km

  Needham Market railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the town of Needham Market, Suffolk. It is 77 miles 7 chains (124.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Stree…

• Creeting St Mary Windmill · 0.4 km

  Creeting St Mary Windmill is a Grade II listed dovecote at Creeting St Mary, Suffolk, England which has been restored. It was originally the body of a post mill which stood elsewhere in the village.

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  Needham Lake · 0.6 km

  Needham Lake is a 9.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Needham Market in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Mid Suffolk District Council. It is a Regionally important geological/geomorphological site (RIGS).

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)