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Housing in TF1 5BB

What the homes in TF1 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oakengates & Ketley
Council
Telford and Wrekin
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,843 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (53.1%). Flats make up 20%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

TF1 5BBEngland
Detached15.8%22.9%
Semi-detached53.1%31.5%
Terraced11.1%23%
Purpose-built flat18.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TF1 5BB area is below that, at 53.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.9% of households against 20.5%. 23.1% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.

TF1 5BB
53%
17%
27%
England
  • Owned53.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.5%1%
  • Private rented16.9%20.5%
  • Social rented27.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

TF1 5BBEngland
Owned outright23.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council7.6%8.3%
From a housing association19.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TF1 5BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18%. 25.1% of households include dependent children.

TF1 5BBEngland
Living alone, under 6617.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Telford and Wrekin

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Telford and Wrekin, August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

Telford and WrekinEngland
All homes£861£1,459
One bedroom£600£1,195
Two bedrooms£771£1,335
Three bedrooms£954£1,489
Four or more£1,358£2,161
Detached£1,199£1,640
Semi-detached£913£1,449
Terraced£845£1,435
Flat or maisonette£685£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TF1 5BB sits in (Oakengates & Ketley): about 1,843 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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