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Housing in SY4 5UB

What the homes in SY4 5UB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wem
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,589 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (59.5%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY4 5UBEngland
Detached59.5%22.9%
Semi-detached32%31.5%
Terraced6.3%23%
Purpose-built flat1.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

80.3% of households in the SY4 5UB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 59.5% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.

SY4 5UB
80%
14%
England
  • Owned80.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented13.7%20.5%
  • Social rented5.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY4 5UBEngland
Owned outright59.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association4.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY4 5UBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.9%). 19.3% of households include dependent children.

SY4 5UBEngland
Living alone, under 6610%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 5UB (Wem) (about 1,589 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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