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Housing in IP16 4EB

What the homes in IP16 4EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Saxmundham & Coldfair Green
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,658 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (52.5%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP16 4EBEngland
Detached52.5%22.9%
Semi-detached34.3%31.5%
Terraced11.2%23%
Purpose-built flat1.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.2% of households in the IP16 4EB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 51.8% own outright and 20.4% with a mortgage.

IP16 4EB
72%
17%
England
  • Owned72.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented10.5%20.5%
  • Social rented16.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP16 4EBEngland
Owned outright51.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council3.8%8.3%
From a housing association12.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP16 4EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.2%). 18.1% of households include dependent children.

IP16 4EBEngland
Living alone, under 669.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%12.8%
Couple, no children22.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in East Suffolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Suffolk (August 2026, +5.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

East SuffolkEngland
All homes£842£1,459
One bedroom£603£1,195
Two bedrooms£792£1,335
Three bedrooms£940£1,489
Four or more£1,341£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£920£1,449
Terraced£844£1,435
Flat or maisonette£651£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP16 4EB (Saxmundham & Coldfair Green) (about 1,658 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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