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Postcode · Whitchurch

Housing in SY13 1AZ

What the homes in SY13 1AZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitchurch
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,770 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (29%). Flats make up 34.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SY13 1AZEngland
Detached8.3%22.9%
Semi-detached27.9%31.5%
Terraced29%23%
Purpose-built flat25.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.2% of households in the SY13 1AZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.2% own outright and 17% with a mortgage.

SY13 1AZ
43%
37%
19%
England
  • Owned43.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented37.1%20.5%
  • Social rented19%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY13 1AZEngland
Owned outright26.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association15.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY13 1AZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.6%). 18.2% of households include dependent children.

SY13 1AZEngland
Living alone, under 6629.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 SY13 1AZ (Whitchurch) (about 1,770 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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