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Housing in CB8 7QP

What the homes in CB8 7QP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Red Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,838 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39%). Flats make up 11%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CB8 7QPEngland
Detached29.9%22.9%
Semi-detached39%31.5%
Terraced19.1%23%
Purpose-built flat9.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.9%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.1% of households in the CB8 7QP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

CB8 7QP
53%
35%
12%
England
  • Owned53.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented34.7%20.5%
  • Social rented12.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CB8 7QPEngland
Owned outright24%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association10%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CB8 7QPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.1%). 27.8% of households include dependent children.

CB8 7QPEngland
Living alone, under 6622.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%12.8%
Couple, no children25.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 CB8 7QP (Red Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton) (about 1,838 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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