Housing in IP17 1XJ
What the homes in IP17 1XJ 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
- 2,500 (2024)
IP17 1XJSaxmundham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (38.7%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.1% of households in the IP17 1XJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 29.1% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented11.8%20.5%
- Social rented32%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.8%). 30% 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 IP17 1XJ (Saxmundham & Coldfair Green) (about 2,500 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.