Housing in IP6 8TB
What the homes in IP6 8TB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Needham Market South & Great Blakenham
- Council
- Mid Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,794 (2024)
IP6 8TBIpswich
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.2%). Flats make up 24.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.6% of households in the IP6 8TB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 37% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented19.4%20.5%
- Social rented20.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 43.4% 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 66 or over (24.3%). 17.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Mid Suffolk
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Mid Suffolk (August 2026, +6.3% 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 IP6 8TB (Needham Market South & Great Blakenham) (about 1,794 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.