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Housing in IP32 7AX

What the homes in IP32 7AX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Eastgate & Southgate
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,457 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42%). Flats make up 39%, well above the 22.2% across England.

IP32 7AXEngland
Detached5%22.9%
Semi-detached13.9%31.5%
Terraced42%23%
Purpose-built flat34%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.8% of households in the IP32 7AX area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.6% own outright and 17.2% with a mortgage.

IP32 7AX
41%
27%
30%
England
  • Owned40.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented27%20.5%
  • Social rented30.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP32 7AXEngland
Owned outright23.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council4.8%8.3%
From a housing association25.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP32 7AXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.2%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

IP32 7AXEngland
Living alone, under 6628.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children17.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 7AX (Eastgate & Southgate) (about 1,457 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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