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Housing in IP31 2AQ

What the homes in IP31 2AQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stanton & Barningham
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,468 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.5%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP31 2AQEngland
Detached26.4%22.9%
Semi-detached39.5%31.5%
Terraced8.1%23%
Purpose-built flat4.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home20.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.4% of households in the IP31 2AQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 43.3% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.

IP31 2AQ
63%
23%
13%
England
  • Owned63.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented22.7%20.5%
  • Social rented12.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP31 2AQEngland
Owned outright43.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15%18.2%
Other private rented7.7%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association8.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP31 2AQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.1%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.

IP31 2AQEngland
Living alone, under 6620.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.4%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 2AQ (Stanton & Barningham) (about 1,468 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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