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Housing in NR32 4PH

What the homes in NR32 4PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,568 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (56.1%). Flats make up 11.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NR32 4PHEngland
Detached56.1%22.9%
Semi-detached24.6%31.5%
Terraced7.1%23%
Purpose-built flat3.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

81.1% of households in the NR32 4PH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 59.1% own outright and 22% with a mortgage.

NR32 4PH
81%
14%
England
  • Owned81.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14.2%20.5%
  • Social rented4.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR32 4PHEngland
Owned outright59.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR32 4PHEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (23.4%). 10.7% of households include dependent children.

NR32 4PHEngland
Living alone, under 6613.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%12.8%
Couple, no children18.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over23.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%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 NR32 4PH (Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton) (about 1,568 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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