Housing in IP5 3RY
What the homes in IP5 3RY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kesgrave East & Martlesham
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
IP5 3RYIpswich
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (39.7%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.4% of households in the IP5 3RY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented27.7%20.5%
- Social rented6.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.1% 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 (23.1%). 18.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IP5 3RY (Kesgrave East & Martlesham) (about 1,507 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.