Housing in IP4 1NL
What the homes in IP4 1NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ipswich Central
- Council
- Ipswich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
IP4 1NLIpswich
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.3%). Flats make up 18.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
48.5% of households in the IP4 1NL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21.6% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented43.8%20.5%
- Social rented6.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.6%). 26.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Ipswich
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Ipswich (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 IP4 1NL (Ipswich Central) (about 1,717 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.