Housing in IP31 3XB
What the homes in IP31 3XB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,618 (2024)
IP31 3XBBury St Edmunds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (75.1%). Flats make up 0.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
88% of households in the IP31 3XB area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 53.8% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned88%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented7.6%20.5%
- Social rented2%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. 20.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (21.7%). 22% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Mid Suffolk
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Mid Suffolk (August 2026, +6.3% 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 3XB (Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North) (about 2,618 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.