Housing in SY7 9RT
What the homes in SY7 9RT 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
- 1,245 (2024)
SY7 9RTCraven Arms
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.3%). Flats make up 8.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY7 9RT area is well below that, at 40.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.7% of households against 20.5%. 22.3% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented17.7%20.5%
- Social rented41.6%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. 33.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21%. 32% 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 9RT sits in (Craven Arms & Broadstone): about 1,245 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.