Housing in TF1 5DF
What the homes in TF1 5DF 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
- 1,710 (2024)
TF1 5DFTelford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.8%). Flats make up 13.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TF1 5DF area is broadly in line with that, at 58.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.9% of households against 20.5%. 24% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented18.9%20.5%
- Social rented20.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 29.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.4%. 27.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TF1 5DF sits in (Oakengates & Ketley): about 1,710 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.