Housing in IP31 1LU
What the homes in IP31 1LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ixworth, Honington & Barnham
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
IP31 1LUBury St Edmunds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.4%). Flats make up 0.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.1% of households in the IP31 1LU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 16.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented42.1%20.5%
- Social rented6.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.1% 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 (25.2%). 29.1% 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 IP31 1LU (Ixworth, Honington & Barnham) (about 1,569 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.