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Postcode · Stowmarket

Housing in IP14 1QX

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

Neighbourhood
Stowmarket West
Council
Mid Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,561 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.6%). Flats make up 25.5%, above the 22.2% across England.

IP14 1QXEngland
Detached31.8%22.9%
Semi-detached34.6%31.5%
Terraced8%23%
Purpose-built flat23%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.7% of households in the IP14 1QX area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 47.4% own outright and 16.3% with a mortgage.

IP14 1QX
64%
29%
England
  • Owned63.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented6.9%20.5%
  • Social rented29%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP14 1QXEngland
Owned outright47.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council21.6%8.3%
From a housing association7.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP14 1QXEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (26.3%). 17.5% of households include dependent children.

IP14 1QXEngland
Living alone, under 6613.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over26.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 1QX (Stowmarket West) (about 1,561 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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