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Housing in IP14 1FQ

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

Neighbourhood
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford
Council
Mid Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
3,328 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (49.2%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP14 1FQEngland
Detached49.2%22.9%
Semi-detached32.7%31.5%
Terraced11.5%23%
Purpose-built flat3.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.6% of households in the IP14 1FQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.1% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.

IP14 1FQ
76%
England
  • Owned75.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented11.5%20.5%
  • Social rented11.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP14 1FQEngland
Owned outright41.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council5.1%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP14 1FQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.5%). 23.5% of households include dependent children.

IP14 1FQEngland
Living alone, under 6612%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 1FQ (Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford) (about 3,328 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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