Housing in SY4 5PY
What the homes in SY4 5PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shawbury & Weston
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
SY4 5PYShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (47.3%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY4 5PY area is broadly in line with that, at 56.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.4% of households against 20.5%. 29.7% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.4%1%
- Private rented33.4%20.5%
- Social rented7.9%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 2.5 people living in it. 18.3% 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 28%. 33% 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 5PY sits in (Shawbury & Weston): about 1,706 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.