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Postcode · Felixstowe

Housing in IP11 2AU

What the homes in IP11 2AU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Felixstowe Seafront
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,596 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.6%). Flats make up 69.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

IP11 2AUEngland
Detached6.5%22.9%
Semi-detached9.6%31.5%
Terraced14.3%23%
Purpose-built flat44.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house18.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.9% of households in the IP11 2AU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.

IP11 2AU
43%
41%
16%
England
  • Owned42.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented40.7%20.5%
  • Social rented16%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP11 2AUEngland
Owned outright28.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council3.5%8.3%
From a housing association12.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP11 2AUEngland
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40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.2%). 12.3% of households include dependent children.

IP11 2AUEngland
Living alone, under 6630.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in East Suffolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Suffolk (August 2026, +5.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

East SuffolkEngland
All homes£842£1,459
One bedroom£603£1,195
Two bedrooms£792£1,335
Three bedrooms£940£1,489
Four or more£1,341£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£920£1,449
Terraced£844£1,435
Flat or maisonette£651£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP11 2AU (Felixstowe Seafront) (about 1,596 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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