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Housing in IP32 6JD

What the homes in IP32 6JD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,981 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (40.3%). Flats make up 9.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP32 6JDEngland
Detached40.3%22.9%
Semi-detached34.5%31.5%
Terraced15.8%23%
Purpose-built flat9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.4% of households in the IP32 6JD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 19.3% own outright and 38.1% with a mortgage.

IP32 6JD
57%
14%
22%
England
  • Owned57.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.5%1%
  • Private rented14.1%20.5%
  • Social rented21.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP32 6JDEngland
Owned outright19.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council5.3%8.3%
From a housing association16.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP32 6JDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.7%). 33.3% of households include dependent children.

IP32 6JDEngland
Living alone, under 6619.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.4%12.8%
Couple, no children23.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 IP32 6JD (Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham) (about 2,981 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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