Housing in SY4 2DA
What the homes in SY4 2DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
SY4 2DAShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (66.6%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY4 2DA area is above that, at 81.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12% of households against 20.5%. 48.6% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented12%20.5%
- Social rented5.9%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 2.4 people living in it. 21.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.9%. 22.6% 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 SY4 2DA sits in (Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill): about 1,693 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.