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Housing in IP24 1BQ

What the homes in IP24 1BQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thetford North
Council
Breckland
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,859 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.5%). Flats make up 23.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

IP24 1BQEngland
Detached23%22.9%
Semi-detached16.5%31.5%
Terraced37.5%23%
Purpose-built flat20.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.2% of households in the IP24 1BQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.6% own outright and 19.6% with a mortgage.

IP24 1BQ
42%
28%
29%
England
  • Owned42.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented28.4%20.5%
  • Social rented28.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP24 1BQEngland
Owned outright22.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council6.7%8.3%
From a housing association22%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP24 1BQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.5%). 21.3% of households include dependent children.

IP24 1BQEngland
Living alone, under 6620.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Breckland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Breckland (August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BrecklandEngland
All homes£928£1,459
One bedroom£665£1,195
Two bedrooms£846£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,044£1,489
Four or more£1,519£2,161
Detached£1,321£1,640
Semi-detached£995£1,449
Terraced£913£1,435
Flat or maisonette£703£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP24 1BQ (Thetford North) (about 1,859 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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