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Housing in SY10 7RW

What the homes in SY10 7RW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,420 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38%). Flats make up 14.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SY10 7RWEngland
Detached31%22.9%
Semi-detached38%31.5%
Terraced16.6%23%
Purpose-built flat13.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.6% of households in the SY10 7RW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.

SY10 7RW
58%
17%
25%
England
  • Owned57.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented17.2%20.5%
  • Social rented25.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY10 7RWEngland
Owned outright34.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council15.9%8.3%
From a housing association9.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY10 7RWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.7%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.

SY10 7RWEngland
Living alone, under 6614.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%12.8%
Couple, no children18.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 SY10 7RW (Gobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn) (about 1,420 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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