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Housing in IP14 2FL

What the homes in IP14 2FL 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
1,527 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (73.4%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP14 2FLEngland
Detached73.4%22.9%
Semi-detached20.3%31.5%
Terraced5.5%23%
Purpose-built flat0%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.4% of households in the IP14 2FL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 55.2% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.

IP14 2FL
85%
England
  • Owned85.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented8.2%20.5%
  • Social rented6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP14 2FLEngland
Owned outright55.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council3.5%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 20.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP14 2FLEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (28.4%). 16% of households include dependent children.

IP14 2FLEngland
Living alone, under 669.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%12.8%
Couple, no children28.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 2FL (Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford) (about 1,527 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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