Housing in TF2 6TH
What the homes in TF2 6TH 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
- 1,973 (2024)
TF2 6THTelford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (51.2%). Flats make up 6.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TF2 6TH area is broadly in line with that, at 62.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.6% of households against 20.5%. 30.2% own outright and 32.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented12.6%20.5%
- Social rented23%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.2% 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 22.4%. 30.2% 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 TF2 6TH sits in (Oakengates & Ketley): about 1,973 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.