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Housing in SY1 4AT

What the homes in SY1 4AT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,541 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61%). Flats make up 3.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY1 4ATEngland
Detached4.7%22.9%
Semi-detached61%31.5%
Terraced30.9%23%
Purpose-built flat2.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.7% of households in the SY1 4AT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.4% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.

SY1 4AT
70%
17%
12%
England
  • Owned69.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented16.8%20.5%
  • Social rented12.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY1 4ATEngland
Owned outright36.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council4.4%8.3%
From a housing association7.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY1 4ATEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.1%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.

SY1 4ATEngland
Living alone, under 6618.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%12.8%
Couple, no children20.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Shropshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Shropshire (August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ShropshireEngland
All homes£823£1,459
One bedroom£608£1,195
Two bedrooms£768£1,335
Three bedrooms£953£1,489
Four or more£1,398£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£878£1,449
Terraced£794£1,435
Flat or maisonette£673£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY1 4AT (Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange) (about 1,541 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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