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Housing in TF8 7FL

What the homes in TF8 7FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,181 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (56.4%). Flats make up 3.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TF8 7FLEngland
Detached56.4%22.9%
Semi-detached31%31.5%
Terraced4.8%23%
Purpose-built flat3.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TF8 7FL area is broadly in line with that, at 67.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.5% of households against 20.5%. 43.8% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.

TF8 7FL
67%
23%
England
  • Owned67.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented22.5%20.5%
  • Social rented10.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

TF8 7FLEngland
Owned outright43.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association8.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TF8 7FLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 24%. 18.2% of households include dependent children.

TF8 7FLEngland
Living alone, under 6610.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children24%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Shropshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Shropshire, August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

ShropshireEngland
All homes£823£1,459
One bedroom£608£1,195
Two bedrooms£768£1,335
Three bedrooms£953£1,489
Four or more£1,398£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£878£1,449
Terraced£794£1,435
Flat or maisonette£673£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood TF8 7FL sits in (Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch): about 2,181 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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