Housing in SY1 4BL
What the homes in SY1 4BL 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 4BLShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (67.9%). Flats make up 9.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY1 4BL area is below that, at 48.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 couple with dependent children, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY1 4BL sits in (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.