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Housing in SY1 4TP

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

Neighbourhood
Shrewsbury Harlescott & Sundorne
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,636 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (39%). Flats make up 0.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY1 4TPEngland
Detached33%22.9%
Semi-detached39%31.5%
Terraced23.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home3.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY1 4TP area is above that, at 83.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.8% of households against 20.5%. 40% own outright and 43.1% with a mortgage.

SY1 4TP
83%
16%
England
  • Owned83.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented15.8%20.5%
  • Social rented0.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY1 4TPEngland
Owned outright40%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%18.2%
Other private rented4.5%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY1 4TPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.4%. 23.1% of households include dependent children.

SY1 4TPEngland
Living alone, under 6612.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%12.8%
Couple, no children20.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.3%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY1 4TP sits in (Shrewsbury Harlescott & Sundorne): about 1,636 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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