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Housing in NR32 2PL

What the homes in NR32 2PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gunton West
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,529 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.6%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

NR32 2PLEngland
Detached3.7%22.9%
Semi-detached44.6%31.5%
Terraced30.4%23%
Purpose-built flat16.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36.9% of households in the NR32 2PL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 18.9% own outright and 18% with a mortgage.

NR32 2PL
37%
13%
49%
England
  • Owned36.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented12.6%20.5%
  • Social rented49.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR32 2PLEngland
Owned outright18.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council43.9%8.3%
From a housing association5.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR32 2PLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.5%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.

NR32 2PLEngland
Living alone, under 6622.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children10.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 NR32 2PL (Gunton West) (about 1,529 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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