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Housing in IP27 9BW

What the homes in IP27 9BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,297 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (51.8%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP27 9BWEngland
Detached51.8%22.9%
Semi-detached29.1%31.5%
Terraced13.2%23%
Purpose-built flat3.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.3% of households in the IP27 9BW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 49.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 25.3% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.

IP27 9BW
48%
49%
England
  • Owned48.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented49.3%20.5%
  • Social rented2.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP27 9BWEngland
Owned outright25.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.5%18.2%
Other private rented18.8%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP27 9BWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.4%). 19.6% of households include dependent children.

IP27 9BWEngland
Living alone, under 6630.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.9%12.8%
Couple, no children23.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Suffolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Suffolk (August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West SuffolkEngland
All homes£1,183£1,459
One bedroom£818£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,061£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,320£1,489
Four or more£1,856£2,161
Detached£1,668£1,640
Semi-detached£1,262£1,449
Terraced£1,162£1,435
Flat or maisonette£952£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP27 9BW (Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills) (about 1,297 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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