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Housing in SY4 5EZ

What the homes in SY4 5EZ 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.5%). Flats make up 18.9%, below the 22.2% across England.

SY4 5EZEngland
Detached19.8%22.9%
Semi-detached33.5%31.5%
Terraced27.9%23%
Purpose-built flat12.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.6% of households in the SY4 5EZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.

SY4 5EZ
54%
24%
22%
England
  • Owned53.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented23.6%20.5%
  • Social rented21.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY4 5EZEngland
Owned outright29.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association18.4%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

SY4 5EZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.2%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

SY4 5EZEngland
Living alone, under 6624.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 SY4 5EZ (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.

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