Housing in IP32 6HU
What the homes in IP32 6HU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Howard Estate & Northgate
- Council
- West Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,308 (2024)
IP32 6HUBury St Edmunds
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.9%). Flats make up 44.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
30% of households in the IP32 6HU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 13.1% own outright and 16.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned30%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented5.6%20.5%
- Social rented64.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.9% 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 (21.2%). 35.9% 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 IP32 6HU (Howard Estate & Northgate) (about 1,308 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.