Housing in SY4 5PS
What the homes in SY4 5PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shawbury & Weston
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,434 (2024)
SY4 5PSShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (64.9%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY4 5PS area is broadly in line with that, at 68.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.9% of households against 20.5%. 37.4% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented22.9%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. 25.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.1%. 26% 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 5PS sits in (Shawbury & Weston): about 1,434 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.