Housing in IP18 6EP
What the homes in IP18 6EP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,147 (2024)
IP18 6EPSouthwold
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (51.3%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
76.4% of households in the IP18 6EP area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 62.6% own outright and 13.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented11.5%20.5%
- Social rented11.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 39.3% 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 (27.9%). 9.7% 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 IP18 6EP (Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham) (about 2,147 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.