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Housing in SY6 7HT

What the homes in SY6 7HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,484 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (73.1%). Flats make up 1.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY6 7HTEngland
Detached73.1%22.9%
Semi-detached20.3%31.5%
Terraced3.1%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY6 7HT area is above that, at 79.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17% of households against 20.5%. 55.8% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.

SY6 7HT
80%
17%
England
  • Owned79.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented17%20.5%
  • Social rented3.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY6 7HTEngland
Owned outright55.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY6 7HTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.4%. 16.3% of households include dependent children.

SY6 7HTEngland
Living alone, under 6611%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children24.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.2%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY6 7HT sits in (Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch): about 1,484 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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