Housing in IP28 8YJ
What the homes in IP28 8YJ 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
- 2,365 (2024)
IP28 8YJBury St Edmunds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (49.4%). Flats make up 9.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.1% of households in the IP28 8YJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 11.7% own outright and 20.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented52.2%20.5%
- Social rented13.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (33.9%). 42.4% 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 8YJ (Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills) (about 2,365 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.