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Postcode · Bury St Edmunds

Housing in IP33 1TG

What the homes in IP33 1TG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bury St Edmunds Central
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,161 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.1%). Flats make up 54.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

IP33 1TGEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached8.1%31.5%
Terraced35.8%23%
Purpose-built flat46.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.1% of households in the IP33 1TG area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 13.7% with a mortgage.

IP33 1TG
30%
29%
37%
England
  • Owned30.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.5%1%
  • Private rented29.1%20.5%
  • Social rented36.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP33 1TGEngland
Owned outright16.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council7.8%8.3%
From a housing association29.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 61% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP33 1TGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (46.8%). 10.6% of households include dependent children.

IP33 1TGEngland
Living alone, under 6646.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 IP33 1TG (Bury St Edmunds Central) (about 1,161 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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