Housing in IP28 8YW
What the homes in IP28 8YW 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
- 1,286 (2024)
IP28 8YWBury St Edmunds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.6%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
45.5% of households in the IP28 8YW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 6.1% own outright and 39.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership13.3%1%
- Private rented19.4%20.5%
- Social rented21.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (29.6%). 37.8% 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 8YW (Red Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton) (about 1,286 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.