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Postcode · Felixstowe

Housing in IP11 2YL

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

Neighbourhood
Felixstowe West
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,632 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.4%). Flats make up 11.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

IP11 2YLEngland
Detached12.3%22.9%
Semi-detached37.9%31.5%
Terraced38.4%23%
Purpose-built flat10.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.6% of households in the IP11 2YL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.5% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.

IP11 2YL
47%
33%
20%
England
  • Owned46.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented32.8%20.5%
  • Social rented20.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP11 2YLEngland
Owned outright25.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council3.6%8.3%
From a housing association16.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP11 2YLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.8%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

IP11 2YLEngland
Living alone, under 6632.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 2YL (Felixstowe West) (about 1,632 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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