Housing in IP28 8TH
What the homes in IP28 8TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Red Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,838 (2024)
IP28 8THBury St Edmunds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39%). Flats make up 11%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.1% of households in the IP28 8TH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented34.7%20.5%
- Social rented12.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (25.1%). 27.8% 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 8TH (Red Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton) (about 1,838 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.