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Housing in SY4 4PG

What the homes in SY4 4PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Shawbury & Weston
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,457 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (51.6%). Flats make up 3.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY4 4PGEngland
Detached51.6%22.9%
Semi-detached34.3%31.5%
Terraced10.3%23%
Purpose-built flat3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY4 4PG area is broadly in line with that, at 68.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10% of households against 20.5%. 37.8% own outright and 30.5% with a mortgage.

SY4 4PG
68%
21%
England
  • Owned68.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented10%20.5%
  • Social rented21.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY4 4PGEngland
Owned outright37.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association19.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY4 4PGEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.5%. 23.1% of households include dependent children.

SY4 4PGEngland
Living alone, under 669.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%12.8%
Couple, no children21.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 SY4 4PG sits in (Shawbury & Weston): about 1,457 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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