Housing in IP16 4JN
What the homes in IP16 4JN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Leiston & Aldeburgh
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
IP16 4JNLeiston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.4%). Flats make up 7.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
60.2% of households in the IP16 4JN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 40.4% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented28.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.8%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP16 4JN (Leiston & Aldeburgh) (about 1,744 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.