Housing in TF1 5DY
What the homes in TF1 5DY 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 5DYTelford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.8%). Flats make up 13.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.3% of households in the TF1 5DY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 a couple without children (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TF1 5DY (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.