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Housing in IP28 3AD

What the homes in IP28 3AD 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
1,497 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (38%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP28 3ADEngland
Detached38%22.9%
Semi-detached36.9%31.5%
Terraced9.1%23%
Purpose-built flat2.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home13.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.8% of households in the IP28 3AD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 26% own outright and 14.9% with a mortgage.

IP28 3AD
41%
15%
27%
17%
England
  • Owned40.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership15.4%1%
  • Private rented26.6%20.5%
  • Social rented17.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP28 3ADEngland
Owned outright26%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council3%8.3%
From a housing association14.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP28 3ADEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.6%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

IP28 3ADEngland
Living alone, under 6622.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.9%12.8%
Couple, no children20.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.8%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 IP28 3AD (Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills) (about 1,497 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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