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Housing in WV16 5LS

What the homes in WV16 5LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Highley & Ditton Priors
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,457 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (66.9%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WV16 5LSEngland
Detached66.9%22.9%
Semi-detached15.2%31.5%
Terraced8.2%23%
Purpose-built flat0.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV16 5LS area is above that, at 78%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.3% of households against 20.5%. 54% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.

WV16 5LS
78%
16%
England
  • Owned78%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented16.3%20.5%
  • Social rented5.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WV16 5LSEngland
Owned outright54%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV16 5LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.3%. 16.6% of households include dependent children.

WV16 5LSEngland
Living alone, under 669.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%12.8%
Couple, no children22.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.1%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 WV16 5LS sits in (Highley & Ditton Priors): about 2,457 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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