Housing in SY4 4SU
What the homes in SY4 4SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bayston Hill & Atcham
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
SY4 4SUShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (58.7%). Flats make up 5.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY4 4SU area is above that, at 70.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.2% of households against 20.5%. 45.1% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented22.2%20.5%
- Social rented6.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.4%. 20.7% 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 4SU sits in (Bayston Hill & Atcham): about 1,665 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.