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Housing in IP31 1PX

What the homes in IP31 1PX 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
1,372 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.2%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP31 1PXEngland
Detached43.2%22.9%
Semi-detached40.1%31.5%
Terraced14%23%
Purpose-built flat1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56% of households in the IP31 1PX area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 35.8% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.

IP31 1PX
56%
33%
England
  • Owned56%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented33.4%20.5%
  • Social rented10.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP31 1PXEngland
Owned outright35.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.2%18.2%
Other private rented5.2%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP31 1PXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.4%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.

IP31 1PXEngland
Living alone, under 6610.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.2%12.8%
Couple, no children22.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

West SuffolkEngland
All homes£1,183£1,459
One bedroom£818£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,061£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,320£1,489
Four or more£1,856£2,161
Detached£1,668£1,640
Semi-detached£1,262£1,449
Terraced£1,162£1,435
Flat or maisonette£952£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP31 1PX (Ixworth, Honington & Barnham) (about 1,372 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.

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