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Housing in IP5 1BL

What the homes in IP5 1BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kesgrave West & Rushmere
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,702 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (34.8%). Flats make up 22.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

IP5 1BLEngland
Detached34.8%22.9%
Semi-detached33.5%31.5%
Terraced9.4%23%
Purpose-built flat20.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.7% of households in the IP5 1BL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 50.4% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.

IP5 1BL
73%
18%
England
  • Owned72.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented9.3%20.5%
  • Social rented17.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

IP5 1BLEngland
Owned outright50.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association15.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

IP5 1BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.9%). 19% of households include dependent children.

IP5 1BLEngland
Living alone, under 6610.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23.9%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in East Suffolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Suffolk (August 2026, +5.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

East SuffolkEngland
All homes£842£1,459
One bedroom£603£1,195
Two bedrooms£792£1,335
Three bedrooms£940£1,489
Four or more£1,341£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£920£1,449
Terraced£844£1,435
Flat or maisonette£651£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP5 1BL (Kesgrave West & Rushmere) (about 1,702 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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