The Lion Inn 44 Ipswich Road, Needham Market, IP6
- Land size
- 0.6 acres
Key Features
- 17th Century Suffolk Freehouse
- Prominent Roadside Location
- Close to Ipswich, Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds
- Spacious Main Bar, Lounge and Restaurant c. 70 covers
- Three bedroom private owner's accommodation
- Available for first time in 38 years
- Large outdoor trading space c.100 covers
- Good size car park c25 cars
- Potential for Outdoor Events
- Huge potential for new motivated owners
Description
The pub is traditionally decorated and benefits from a main bar and lounge bar (20) with open inglenook fireplace, connected to a spacious restaurant area for approximately 50+ covers. Ladies and Gents WC's. Large fully equipped trade kitchen with ancillary dry storage areas. Basement cellar. 1st floor consist of 3 bed private accommodation (2 double and one single), lounge, kitchenette, bathroom. Internal access only.
External areas consist of an extensive beer garden with play area, laid to grass that could be used for further seating, and terrace seating area (100). There is a good size car park for c25 cars. Due to the size of the beer garden there is significant potential to host outdoor community events, marquees, beer festivals, as well as glamping options. Purchasers should be made aware that a significant part of the grassed land to the rear has now been sold off and a total site available is now approximately 0.6 acres.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-28
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
- Parking Available
- 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
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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
- Bosmere Community Primary School749 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 246
- Type
- Academy converter
- Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 89
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 177
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Combs Ford Primary School3.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 299
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ringshall School3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 117
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Stowupland High School3.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 846
- Type
- Academy converter
- Claydon High School3.8 milesOfsted report card · Dec 2025
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 765
- Type
- Academy converter
- Stowmarket High School4.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 901
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ormiston Endeavour Academy5.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 793
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Debenham High School7.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 714
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
* 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
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
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
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing is approximate, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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Everard Cole Ltd, Cambridge
The Quad Cambridge No. 9 Journey Campus Castle Park Cambridge CB3 0AX
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