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Housing in TF2 8LY

What the homes in TF2 8LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Muxton & Lilleshall
Council
Telford and Wrekin
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,580 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (50.7%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TF2 8LYEngland
Detached50.7%22.9%
Semi-detached37.4%31.5%
Terraced5.8%23%
Purpose-built flat4.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TF2 8LY area is above that, at 75.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.1% of households against 20.5%. 43.7% own outright and 32.1% with a mortgage.

TF2 8LY
76%
15%
England
  • Owned75.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented15.1%20.5%
  • Social rented8.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

TF2 8LYEngland
Owned outright43.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association7.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TF2 8LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 21%. 21.9% of households include dependent children.

TF2 8LYEngland
Living alone, under 669.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.8%12.8%
Couple, no children21%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 TF2 8LY sits in (Muxton & Lilleshall): about 1,580 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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