Housing in IP28 8RL
What the homes in IP28 8RL 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)
IP28 8RLBury St Edmunds
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.
Owning vs renting
48.3% of households in the IP28 8RL 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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.4%). 19.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP28 8RL (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.