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Housing in IP28 7EL

What the homes in IP28 7EL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Mildenhall
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,409 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (39.4%). Flats make up 25.9%, above the 22.2% across England.

IP28 7ELEngland
Detached39.4%22.9%
Semi-detached22.3%31.5%
Terraced12.3%23%
Purpose-built flat16.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57% of households in the IP28 7EL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 36% own outright and 21% with a mortgage.

IP28 7EL
57%
30%
12%
England
  • Owned57%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented30%20.5%
  • Social rented12.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP28 7ELEngland
Owned outright36%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association9.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP28 7ELEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 15.8% of households include dependent children.

IP28 7ELEngland
Living alone, under 6626.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 7EL (Mildenhall) (about 2,409 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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