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Postcode · Saxmundham

Housing in IP17 1DD

What the homes in IP17 1DD 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
2,421 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (28.7%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

IP17 1DDEngland
Detached28.4%22.9%
Semi-detached27.9%31.5%
Terraced28.7%23%
Purpose-built flat10.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.3% of households in the IP17 1DD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 42.7% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.

IP17 1DD
63%
19%
17%
England
  • Owned63.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented19%20.5%
  • Social rented17%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP17 1DDEngland
Owned outright42.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association13.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP17 1DDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.7%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.

IP17 1DDEngland
Living alone, under 6620.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 IP17 1DD (Saxmundham & Coldfair Green) (about 2,421 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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