Housing in SY1 4BB
What the homes in SY1 4BB 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)
SY1 4BBShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61%). Flats make up 3.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY1 4BB area is above that, at 69.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.8% of households against 20.5%. 36.4% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented16.8%20.5%
- Social rented12.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.1%. 22.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Shropshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Shropshire, August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY1 4BB sits in (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.