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Housing in IP14 1BA

What the homes in IP14 1BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North
Council
Mid Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,631 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.4%). Flats make up 19.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

IP14 1BAEngland
Detached21.1%22.9%
Semi-detached25%31.5%
Terraced34.4%23%
Purpose-built flat12.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.1% of households in the IP14 1BA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 40.4% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

IP14 1BA
69%
23%
England
  • Owned69.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented22.8%20.5%
  • Social rented7.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP14 1BAEngland
Owned outright40.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association5.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP14 1BAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.4%). 17.5% of households include dependent children.

IP14 1BAEngland
Living alone, under 6622.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%12.8%
Couple, no children22.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Mid Suffolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Mid Suffolk (August 2026, +6.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Mid SuffolkEngland
All homes£1,005£1,459
One bedroom£721£1,195
Two bedrooms£922£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,122£1,489
Four or more£1,584£2,161
Detached£1,373£1,640
Semi-detached£1,069£1,449
Terraced£990£1,435
Flat or maisonette£801£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP14 1BA (Stowmarket East & Needham Market North) (about 1,631 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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