Housing in WV16 4BD
What the homes in WV16 4BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridgnorth East
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,632 (2024)
WV16 4BDBridgnorth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (44.7%). Flats make up 22.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV16 4BD area is broadly in line with that, at 58.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.1% of households against 20.5%. 37.5% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented27.1%20.5%
- Social rented14%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 1.8 people living in it. 45.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.4%. 12.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WV16 4BD sits in (Bridgnorth East): about 1,632 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.