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Thinking of living at IP6 8DW? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosmere Community Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 30% met the expected standard |
| Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | – |
| Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3.7 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Combs Ford Primary School | Primary | 4.0 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Cedars Park Community Primary School | Primary | 4.4 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| Stowupland High School | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stowmarket High School | Secondary | 6.2 km | Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pushforward Secondary School | Independent | 5.7 km | – |
Every primary near IP6 8DW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Needham Market Community Centre | 520 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Combs Ford Bowls Club | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Battisford Cricket Club | 4.5 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Needham Market, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 130k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Ipswich.
The nearest bus stop is Council Offices, 100 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (routes 88, 987, O11, O1); 3 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is Bosmere Community Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 30% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stowupland High School, 4.9 km away; Attainment 8: 41.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is East of England Co-operative Society, 150 m away; Elton House News (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Needham Market Country Practice (1.2 km), with Needham Market Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, The Doghouse is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Ipswich Hospital, 19 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 23 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Coffee, Craft and More is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Three Tuns the nearest pub (50 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 70 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 146 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 264 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Needham Lake, 750 m away; for exercise, Needham Gym & Fitness (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Norwich is 58 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 62 km.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
32 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.