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Housing in IP17 3FA

What the homes in IP17 3FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Yoxford, Wenhaston & Walberswick
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,154 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (56.6%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP17 3FAEngland
Detached56.6%22.9%
Semi-detached30.9%31.5%
Terraced8.5%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.7% of households in the IP17 3FA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 59.4% own outright and 17.4% with a mortgage.

IP17 3FA
77%
15%
England
  • Owned76.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented15.1%20.5%
  • Social rented7.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP17 3FAEngland
Owned outright59.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association5.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 30.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP17 3FAEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.6%). 11.9% of households include dependent children.

IP17 3FAEngland
Living alone, under 6610.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.5%12.8%
Couple, no children23.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 3FA (Yoxford, Wenhaston & Walberswick) (about 2,154 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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