Housing in IP24 2UB
What the homes in IP24 2UB 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
- 2,854 (2024)
IP24 2UBThetford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (40.3%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
64.4% of households in the IP24 2UB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.8% own outright and 40.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented32.8%20.5%
- Social rented1.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.6% 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 (25.8%). 31.2% 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 2UB (Thetford Central & East) (about 2,854 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.