Housing in SY5 7DF
What the homes in SY5 7DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bayston Hill & Atcham
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,878 (2024)
SY5 7DFShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38.3%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY5 7DF area is broadly in line with that, at 62.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.6% of households against 20.5%. 23.6% own outright and 39.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented16.6%20.5%
- Social rented18.8%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. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.3%. 29.3% 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 SY5 7DF sits in (Bayston Hill & Atcham): about 1,878 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.