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Housing in IP14 1UL

What the homes in IP14 1UL 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
2,152 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (48.2%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP14 1ULEngland
Detached48.2%22.9%
Semi-detached39.2%31.5%
Terraced8.7%23%
Purpose-built flat3.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

87.7% of households in the IP14 1UL area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 34% own outright and 53.8% with a mortgage.

IP14 1UL
88%
England
  • Owned87.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented0.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP14 1ULEngland
Owned outright34%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan53.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 21% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP14 1ULEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.5%). 32.6% of households include dependent children.

IP14 1ULEngland
Living alone, under 6613.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.2%12.8%
Couple, no children24%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 1UL (Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford) (about 2,152 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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