Housing in SY4 5DF
What the homes in SY4 5DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wem
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,727 (2024)
SY4 5DFShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (33.5%). Flats make up 18.9%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY4 5DF area is below that, at 53.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.6% of households against 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented23.6%20.5%
- Social rented21.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24.2%. 24.3% 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 5DF sits in (Wem): about 1,727 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.