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Plot A Land at, Needham Road, Stowmarket, IP14

Land size
13.64 acres
Use Class
Use Classes: B2, B8, B1

Key Features

  • Development or Open Storage opportunity
  • Rare Freehold opportunity

Description

Plot A is a development opportunity accesed directly off the B113 Needham Road in Stowmarket and situated on one of the main industrial estates within the town. The site extends to 13.64 acres and could be suitable for a range of potential uses Subject to Planning (STP). The site is being offered Freehold with full title and due dilligence information available upon request from the agents.

Location
Stowmarket is a market town in the county of Suffolk, c.98 miles to the north and east of London. The town has a population of circa 21,000 and has a growing industrial market incorporating both manufacturing and distribution uses. The town is situated directly to the south of the A14 at junction 50, and this trunk route connects the Port of Felixstowe to the East and East Midlands and beyond to the West. The A14 also provides good connectivity southwards towards London via the A12 (13.5 miles).

Specifications
- Plots available from 0.47 – 20.19 acres
- Freehold plots
- Range of Development Plots or Surfaced Open storage plots

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School635 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    177
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Combs Ford Primary School833 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    299
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Cedars Park Community Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    389
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Abbot's Hall Community Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    366
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Chilton Community Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    133
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Stowupland High School1.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    846
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stowmarket High School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    901
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Claydon High School6.4 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    765
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Debenham High School7.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    714
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ormiston Endeavour Academy8.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    793
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Stowmarket, Stowmarket679 metres
Tesco Stowmarket Superstore, Stowmarket0.7 miles
Co-op Combs Ford Foodstore, Stowmarket0.8 miles

GP surgery

Combs Ford Surgery0.8 miles

Pharmacy

Tesco In-Store Pharmacy0.7 miles

Hospital

Ipswich Hospital11 miles

Green space

Play Space465 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Stowmarket Rail Station1.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Muntons196 metres

Typical drive times

Ipswich19 min · 12 miles
Stowmarket3 min · 1.3 miles
Needham Market3 min · 2.1 miles
Bury St Edmunds21 min · 17 miles
Colchester (city)37 min · 29 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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