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Postcode · Bury St Edmunds

Housing in IP33 3HZ

What the homes in IP33 3HZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bury St Edmunds West
Council
West Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,469 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.9%). Flats make up 1.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

IP33 3HZEngland
Detached18.7%22.9%
Semi-detached36.6%31.5%
Terraced42.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.1% of households in the IP33 3HZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.8% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.

IP33 3HZ
64%
25%
England
  • Owned64.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented10.6%20.5%
  • Social rented24.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP33 3HZEngland
Owned outright41.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council12.5%8.3%
From a housing association12%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP33 3HZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.6%). 22.7% of households include dependent children.

IP33 3HZEngland
Living alone, under 669.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 IP33 3HZ (Bury St Edmunds West) (about 1,469 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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