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Housing in CB7 5ZD

What the homes in CB7 5ZD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,932 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53.4%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CB7 5ZDEngland
Detached53.4%22.9%
Semi-detached34.7%31.5%
Terraced3.2%23%
Purpose-built flat1.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home6.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.3% of households in the CB7 5ZD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.4% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.

CB7 5ZD
66%
26%
England
  • Owned66.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented25.7%20.5%
  • Social rented7.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB7 5ZDEngland
Owned outright39.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association5.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB7 5ZDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.7%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

CB7 5ZDEngland
Living alone, under 6619.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children24.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Suffolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Suffolk (August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West SuffolkEngland
All homes£1,183£1,459
One bedroom£818£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,061£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,320£1,489
Four or more£1,856£2,161
Detached£1,668£1,640
Semi-detached£1,262£1,449
Terraced£1,162£1,435
Flat or maisonette£952£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CB7 5ZD (Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills) (about 1,932 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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