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Stowmarket East & Needham Market North

Middle area

South west Mid Suffolk. 13,458 people in 9.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Stowmarket East & Needham Market North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£255,000
2,794th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,792
130th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Stowmarket East & Needham Market North compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Mid Suffolk12 areas from £250,000 to £405,000. The middle area is £343,750. Stowmarket East & Needham Market North is £255,000.
£255,0002nd lowest
Population12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · 2021
Population: every middle area in Mid Suffolk12 areas from 6,159 to 12,792. The middle area is 8,153. Stowmarket East & Needham Market North is 12,792.
12,792highest
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Mid Suffolk12 areas from 26.4% to 81.8%. The middle area is 61.8%. Stowmarket East & Needham Market North is 81.8%.
81.8%highest
Claimant rate12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Mid Suffolk12 areas from 1.3% to 3.6%. The middle area is 2.1%. Stowmarket East & Needham Market North is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Mid Suffolk

These figures are published for the whole of Mid Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Mid Suffolk and not Stowmarket East & Needham Market North alone. See Mid Suffolk

Average house price
£315,898
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,350
113th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Stowmarket East & Needham Market North was £255,000 in 2025.

Stowmarket East & Needham Market North had 12,792 usual residents at the census.

In Stowmarket East & Needham Market North, 81.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stowmarket East & Needham Market North, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.