Housing in SY4 5UP
What the homes in SY4 5UP 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)
SY4 5UPShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (59.5%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY4 5UP area is above that, at 80.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 59.5% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented5.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 22.9%. 19.3% 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 5UP sits in (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.