Housing in SY7 9BF
What the homes in SY7 9BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Craven Arms & Broadstone
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
SY7 9BFCraven Arms
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (46.7%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY7 9BF area is broadly in line with that, at 65.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.8% of households against 20.5%. 47.4% own outright and 18.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented23.8%20.5%
- Social rented8.7%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 2.1 people living in it. 31.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.8%. 15.5% 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 SY7 9BF sits in (Craven Arms & Broadstone): about 1,625 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.