Housing in IP24 2JW
What the homes in IP24 2JW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thetford Central & East
- Council
- Breckland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
IP24 2JWThetford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (36.9%). Flats make up 15.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.4% of households in the IP24 2JW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 35.5% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented27.7%20.5%
- Social rented11.6%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. 29.3% 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 (16.7%). 22.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP24 2JW (Thetford Central & East) (about 1,619 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.