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Stowmarket East & Needham Market North

Middle area

South west Mid Suffolk. 13,458 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Stowmarket East & Needham Market North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£255,000
Joint 2,794th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,792
Joint 130th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Stowmarket East & Needham Market North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stowmarket East & Needham Market North at a rate of 66.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 40.3 per 1,000 people across Mid Suffolk.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences405
Other crime147
Shoplifting130
Criminal damage and arson73
Anti-social behaviour55
Drug offences37
Vehicle crime16
Burglary11
Robbery10
Theft from the person6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Stowmarket East & Needham Market North compares

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Stowmarket East & Needham Market NorthMiddle
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 cheapest
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.
12,792most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 middle areas, Mid Suffolk · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Mid Suffolk12 areas from 0.0% to 43.0%. The middle area is 10.5%. Stowmarket East & Needham Market North is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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

Is Stowmarket East & Needham Market North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stowmarket East & Needham Market North at a rate of 66.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 40.3 per 1,000 people across Mid Suffolk.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 113 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stowmarket East & Needham Market North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (405), other crime (147) and shoplifting (130).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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
£317,979
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,350
113th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
Joint 151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
Joint 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.

About 0% of people in Stowmarket East & Needham Market North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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