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Housing in IP1 2BE

What the homes in IP1 2BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gipping & Chantry Park
Council
Ipswich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,135 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.9%). Flats make up 57.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

IP1 2BEEngland
Detached6.3%22.9%
Semi-detached12.5%31.5%
Terraced23.1%23%
Purpose-built flat41.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house12.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25% of households in the IP1 2BE area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 13.9% own outright and 11.1% with a mortgage.

IP1 2BE
25%
43%
32%
England
  • Owned25%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented42.8%20.5%
  • Social rented31.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP1 2BEEngland
Owned outright13.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council13.7%8.3%
From a housing association17.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 49.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP1 2BEEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.5%). 20.3% of households include dependent children.

IP1 2BEEngland
Living alone, under 6634.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Ipswich

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

IpswichEngland
All homes£995£1,459
One bedroom£744£1,195
Two bedrooms£915£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,046£1,489
Four or more£1,472£2,161
Detached£1,294£1,640
Semi-detached£1,056£1,449
Terraced£965£1,435
Flat or maisonette£872£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP1 2BE (Gipping & Chantry Park) (about 2,135 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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