Housing in SY1 4BH
What the homes in SY1 4BH 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
- 1,685 (2024)
SY1 4BHShrewsbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (67.9%). Flats make up 9.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
48.7% of households in the SY1 4BH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented9.7%20.5%
- Social rented40.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 20.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.6%). 34.2% 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). 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 SY1 4BH (Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange) (about 1,685 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.