Area Info for Stowmarket (Suffolk)

Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK

Stowmarket is a historic market town located in the county of Suffolk, in the East of England. It is situated approximately 15 miles north-west of Ipswich and around 70 miles north-east of London. The town is known for its rich history, vibrant community, and scenic surroundings.

History

The origins of Stowmarket date back to medieval times, with the town developing around a market that has been held for centuries. The name "Stowmarket" is believed to derive from the Old English words "stow" meaning "place" and "market," indicating its longstanding role as a trading hub. Historically, the town was involved in agriculture and local trade, which continues to influence its character today.

Economy and Industry

Traditionally, Stowmarket's economy was based on agriculture, with farming and related industries playing a significant role. In recent years, the town has seen growth in retail, manufacturing, and service sectors. It benefits from good transport links, including the A14 motorway and a railway station, facilitating commerce and commuting.

Transport

Stowmarket is well-connected by road and rail. The A14 dual carriageway provides direct access to Ipswich, Cambridge, and the Midlands. The town's railway station offers regular services to Ipswich, Norwich, and London Liverpool Street, making it a convenient location for commuters and travellers.

Community and Amenities

The town boasts a range of amenities including shops, schools, parks, and cultural facilities. The local market continues to be a focal point for residents and visitors. Stowmarket also hosts various events and festivals throughout the year, fostering a strong sense of community.

Notable Features

Stowmarket is home to the Museum of East Anglian Life, which showcases the region's rural history and heritage. The town also features several historic buildings, churches, and green spaces that reflect its cultural and historical significance.
Education
School
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School0.00 miles
Danescourt Avenue, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1QF
Chilton Community Primary School0.58 miles
Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1NN
Stowmarket High School0.61 miles
Onehouse Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1QR
Combs Ford Primary School0.75 miles
Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2PN
Wood Ley Community Primary School0.80 miles
Lowry Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1UF
Kingsfield Centre0.90 miles
Chilton Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SZ
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.93 miles
Lavenham Way, Combs, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2BZ
Cedars Park Community Primary School1.06 miles
Pintail Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5FP
Finborough School1.73 miles
The Hall, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3EF
Freeman Community Primary School1.91 miles
Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4BQ
Stowupland High School1.91 miles
Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4BQ
Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.06 miles
High Road, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3AQ
Old Newton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.60 miles
School Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4PJ
Crawford's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.74 miles
Green Road, Haughley, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3QZ
Bosmere Community Primary School3.40 miles
Quinton Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8DA
Creeting St Mary Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.45 miles
All Saints Road, Creeting St Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8NF
Health
Clinic
Haymills House0.48 miles
Station Road East, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1RF
Stowmarket Health Centre0.61 miles
Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1NL
Violet Hill House0.61 miles
Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1NL
Stow Lodge Centre0.90 miles
Chilton Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SZ
Stow Lodge Centre0.90 miles
Stow Lodge Centre, Chilton Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SZ
AHP Suffolk (Stowmarket)0.90 miles
Stowe Lodge Centre, Chilton Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SZ
AHP Suffolk (Woolpit)4.87 miles
Woolpit Health Centre, Heath Road, Woolpit, Suffolk, IP30 9QU
Whitton Clinic9.37 miles
Meredith Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6ED
Hadleigh Health Centre9.93 miles
Market Place, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
AHP Suffolk (Hadleigh)9.93 miles
Hadleigh Health Centre, Market Place, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
AHP Suffolk (Otley)10.13 miles
Otley Surgery, Chapel Road, Otley, Suffolk, IP6 9NT
AHP Suffolk (Ixworth)10.56 miles
Ixworth Surgery, Peddars close, Ixworth, Suffolk, IP31 2HD
Stanton Health Centre10.68 miles
12 The Chase, Stanton, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2XA
Ivry Street Minor Surgery Unit10.73 miles
5 Ivry Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3QW
AHP Suffolk (Bury St Edmunds)10.81 miles
The Self Centre, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7AR
Disability Resource Centre (Suffolk)10.96 miles
Papworth House, 4 Bunting Road, Moreton Hall Estate, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7BX
GP
Dr Muir and Partners0.44 miles
Dr J Muir and Partners, Combs Lane, STOWMARKET, Suffolk, IP14 2SY
Stowhealth0.61 miles
Violet Hill House, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1NL
Needham Market Country Practice3.83 miles
Barking Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8EZ
Woolpit Health Centre4.76 miles
Heath Road, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 9QU
Mendlesham Medical Group5.51 miles
Church Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4LJ
Mendlesham Medical Group6.04 miles
Chapel Road, Mendlesham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5SQ
Bildeston Health Centre6.54 miles
High Street, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7EX
The Barham & Claydon Surgery7.27 miles
Norwich Road, Barham, Suffolk, IP6 0DJ
Debenham Group Practice8.50 miles
20 Low Road, Debenham, Debenham, Suffolk, IP14 6QU
The Chesterfield Drive Practice9.66 miles
The Surgery, 29 Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6DW
Dr S Roberts & partners9.86 miles
2 Deben Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5EN
Hadleigh Health Centre9.93 miles
Market Place, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
The Long Melford Practice (Lavenham)9.97 miles
36 Church Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9SA
Debenham Group Practice10.13 miles
The Surgery, Chapel Road, Otley, IP6 9NT
Norwich Road Surgery10.44 miles
199 Norwich Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4BX
Ixworth Surgery10.56 miles
Peddars Close, Thetford Road, Ixworth, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2HD
Hospital
BMI St Edmunds Hospital12.05 miles
St. Marys Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AA
West Suffolk Hospital12.29 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Wedgwood House12.29 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwicke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
The Ipswich Hospital12.32 miles
Heath Road, ..., Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD
Woodlands12.32 miles
Heath Road, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
St Clements Hospital12.67 miles
Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8LS
Walker Close12.70 miles
3 and 4 Walker Close, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8LY
Nuffield Health, Ipswich Hospital13.92 miles
Foxhall Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5SW
Bluebird Lodge14.06 miles
100 Mansbrook Boulevard, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9GJ
St Leonards Hospital14.73 miles
Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2RQ
Walnut Tree Hospital15.05 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
Colchester General Hospital19.37 miles
Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Oaks Hospital19.68 miles
Oaks Place, Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
Fryatt Hospital, Harwich20.87 miles
419 Main Road, Harwich, Essex, CO12 4EX
Essex County Hospital21.03 miles
Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3NB
Felixstowe Community Hospital21.82 miles
Constable Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7HJ
Pharmacy
Asda Stores Ltd0.26 miles
8-9 Wilkes Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DE
Boots0.36 miles
21 Ipswich Street, Stowmarket, IP14 1AH
East of England Co-operative Society0.48 miles
Combs Ford Pharmacy, Combs Lane, Stowmarket, IP14 2DA
Boots0.61 miles
Stowmarket Health Centre, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1NL
Tesco Stores Limited1.23 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Cedars Link Road, Stowmarket, IP14 5BE
Needham Market Pharmacy3.83 miles
Barking Road, Needham Market, Suffolk, IP6 8EZ
Elmswell Pharmacy4.87 miles
Unit 1 Cattlepens, Station Road, Elmswell, IP30 9HD
Woolpit Medical Services Ltd4.87 miles
Woolpit Health Centre, Heath Road, Woolpit, IP30 9QU
Claydon Pharmacy7.38 miles
1 Station Road, Claydon, Ipswich, IP6 0HS
Mid-Suffolk Medical Supplies Ltd8.56 miles
The Pharmacy, 1 Little Back Lane, Debenham, Stowmarket, IP14 6RB
Asda Pharmacy8.76 miles
Goddard Road, Ipswich, IP1 5PD
Thurston Pharmacy8.83 miles
Unit 24, Thurston Granary, Station Hill, Thurston, Suffolk, IP31 3QU
Green Cross Pharmacy8.83 miles
19 The Street, Bramford, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 4DU
East Of England Co-Operative Society9.37 miles
Pharmacy Department, 19 Meredith Road, Ipswich, IP1 6ED
Wellbeing Pharmacy9.66 miles
29 Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6DW
East of England Co-Operative Society9.70 miles
145 Fircroft Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6PT
Leisure
Park
CHURCH MEADOW0.88 miles
FEN ALDER CARR2.94 miles
NEEDHAM LAKE3.69 miles
SHRUBLAND HALL (Grade I Listed)5.85 miles
BRADFIELD WOODS6.88 miles
REDE WOOD8.28 miles
HELMINGHAM HALL (Grade I Listed)8.61 miles
BRAMFORD MEADOWS8.80 miles
RIVERSIDE WALK, HADLEIGH9.91 miles
BROOM HILL, HADLEIGH9.93 miles
THE DALES OPEN SPACE10.14 miles
RAILWAY WALK, HADLEIGH10.48 miles
CHANTRY PARK (Grade II Listed)10.64 miles
ALDERMAN CANAL EAST10.96 miles
ALDERMAN CANAL WEST10.97 miles
CHRISTCHURCH MANSION (Grade II Listed)11.02 miles
Shop
Groceries
ASDA Stowmarket0.30 miles
Meadow Centre - Wilks Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1DE
Co-op Stowmarket0.47 miles
Combs Ford, IP14 2DA
Londis, Stowmarket0.52 miles
1 Wolsey Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1LX
Stuarts Premier Daily0.63 miles
1 Creeting Road, Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5AU
Lidl Stowmarket0.63 miles
Bury Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1JF
Tesco Stowmarket (Superstore)1.23 miles
Cedars Link Rd, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5BE
Budgens Stowmarket Tot Hill1.49 miles
Tot Hill Services, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3QQ
Co-op Stowmarket1.63 miles
Petrol Stowupland, IP14 4BT
Co-op Stowmarket2.53 miles
Haughley, IP14 3NX
Costcutter Stowmarket2.79 miles
18 Finningham Road, Stowmarket, IP14 4EG
Co-op Ipswich3.28 miles
Needham Market, IP6 8AE
Co-op Ipswich3.65 miles
Barking Road, IP6 8ET
SRVCS Shop4.40 miles
Wattisham Flying Station, Wattisham, Suffolk, IP7 7RA
Family Shop4.40 miles
Wattisham Airfield Ringshall Ipswich Suffolk IP7 7RA
Co-op Bury St Edmunds4.83 miles
Elmswell, IP30 9HG
Costcutter Bury St Edmonds4.98 miles
Old Stowmarket Road, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, IP30 9QT
Transport
Airport
Cambridge City Airport34.58 miles
Norwich International Airport35.63 miles
London Southend Airport44.41 miles
Bus Stop
Asda (N)0.19 miles
Recreation Ground (W)0.23 miles
Danescourt Avenue (W)0.23 miles
Danescourt Avenue (E)0.23 miles
Recreation Ground (E)0.24 miles
Argos Store (NW)0.32 miles
Station Road West (N)0.34 miles
Station Road West (S)0.35 miles
Beaumont Way (W)0.35 miles
Beaumont Way (E)0.35 miles
Middle School (NE)0.35 miles
Windermere Road (E)0.36 miles
Windermere Road (W)0.37 miles
Middle School (SW)0.37 miles
Rydal Close (S)0.38 miles
Dukes Head (S)0.40 miles
Ferry Port
Harwich International Ferry Terminal19.88 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing19.91 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing19.91 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing20.65 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing21.76 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing21.83 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing22.01 miles
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing26.28 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing26.45 miles
Walberswick Ferry Landing30.08 miles
Southwold Ferry Landing30.10 miles
Reedham Ferry South34.96 miles
Reedham Ferry North34.98 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing39.42 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing39.71 miles
Railway Station
Stowmarket Rail Station0.55 miles
Needham Market Rail Station3.58 miles
Elmswell Rail Station4.89 miles
Thurston Rail Station8.87 miles
Westerfield Rail Station10.38 miles
Ipswich Rail Station11.39 miles
Derby Road (Ipswich) Rail Station12.40 miles
Bury St Edmunds Rail Station12.61 miles
Diss Rail Station14.21 miles
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station14.90 miles
Woodbridge Rail Station15.39 miles
Melton (Suffolk) Rail Station15.81 miles
Manningtree Rail Station16.48 miles
Mistley Rail Station17.14 miles
Bures Rail Station17.49 miles
Wickham Market Rail Station17.50 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (IP14 1Q*)
Number of Properties in Catchment325
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
82, POPLAR HILL

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2AX		£240,000
2025-06-16
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2025-01-03   £205,000
33, NUTHATCH CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 5BF		£135,000
2025-06-06
flatmaisonette
leasehold
14, COMBS WOOD DRIVE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2RJ		£227,500
2025-06-05
terraced
freehold
Sold 2025-02-27   £228,000
22, FLATFORD CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2PG		£235,000
2025-05-30
semidetached
freehold
11, RAYDON CROFT

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2NX		£215,000
2025-05-23
terraced
freehold
10, WRIGHT CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2BY		£222,500
2025-05-23
semidetached
freehold
4, CHURCH ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2AZ		£280,000
2025-05-23
detached
freehold
5, FORD VIEW ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2BW		£175,000
2025-05-16
semidetached
freehold
50, MELFORD ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2PP		£155,500
2025-05-13
terraced
freehold
Sold 2025-02-28   £110,000
36, EDGECOMB ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2DN		£240,000
2025-05-08
terraced
freehold
12, HESSETT CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2NT		£255,000
2025-05-01
terraced
freehold
OLD SCHOOL COURT (36), VIOLET HILL ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1NB		£74,000
2025-04-11
flatmaisonette
leasehold
10, SONG THRUSH CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 5WG		£305,000
2025-04-07
terraced
freehold
1, SHIMPLING CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2BQ		£267,000
2025-03-31
semidetached
freehold
68, MILTON ROAD NORTH

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1EX		£170,000
2025-03-31
terraced
freehold
17B, BURY STREET

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1HA		£116,000
2025-03-26
flatmaisonette
leasehold
13, CHURCH WALK

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1ET		£205,000
2025-03-21
terraced
freehold
DUKES HEAD, IPSWICH STREET

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1AZ		£134,999
2025-03-19
otherPropertyType
leasehold
45, SEMER CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2PB		£220,000
2025-03-17
terraced
freehold
11, EDGECOMB ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2DN		£210,000
2025-03-14
semidetached
freehold
8, GOOSANDER ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 5BD		£265,000
2025-03-07
semidetached
freehold
23, LIME TREE PLACE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1BX		£160,000
2025-02-04
terraced
freehold
96, LINDSEY WAY

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2RD		£245,000
2024-12-19
detached
freehold
7, HESSETT CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2NT		£180,000
2024-11-29
terraced
freehold
34, TAKERS LANE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2AA		£190,000
2025-03-27
terraced
freehold
16, PARTRIDGE CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 5GX		£240,000
2025-03-14
terraced
freehold
1, PINE VIEW CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1BZ		£410,000
2025-03-07
detached
freehold
40, BRIDGE STREET

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1BP		£210,000
2025-03-03
terraced
freehold
7, JUBILEE AVENUE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2DZ		£310,000
2025-02-28
semidetached
freehold
27, BRIDGE STREET

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1BP		£205,000
2025-02-07
terraced
freehold
22, GLEMSFORD ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2PW		£235,000
2025-02-03
semidetached
freehold
86, EDGECOMB ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2DW		£190,000
2025-02-03
semidetached
freehold
6, COMBS LANE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2DA		£220,000
2025-01-31
terraced
freehold
9, TEMPLE ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1AX		£430,000
2025-01-31
semidetached
freehold
8, COMBS LANE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2DA		£245,000
2025-01-31
terraced
freehold
17, BRIDGE STREET

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1BP		£192,000
2025-01-30
terraced
freehold
2, MILDEN CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2RF		£278,000
2024-11-29
detached
freehold
41, IPSWICH STREET

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1AH		£190,000
2024-10-18
otherPropertyType
freehold
OLD SCHOOL COURT (17), VIOLET HILL ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1NB		£78,000
2024-09-17
flatmaisonette
leasehold
10, LAYHAM GARDENS

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2PY		£255,000
2024-08-16
detached
freehold
20, THURLOW COURT

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1HZ		£230,000
2024-07-26
terraced
freehold
80, EDGECOMB ROAD

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2DW		£212,000
2024-07-26
semidetached
freehold
7, THATCHERS WALK

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2DR		£190,000
2025-01-13
terraced
freehold
5, SEMER CLOSE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2PB		£190,000
2025-01-10
terraced
freehold
22A, LIME TREE PLACE

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1BT		£250,000
2025-01-07
terraced
freehold
72, BRIDGE STREET

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 1BP		£195,000
2024-12-20
terraced
freehold
11, SCHOOL MEADOW

STOWMARKET
SUFFOLK
IP14 2SA		£193,000
2024-12-20
detached
freehold
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