Housing in WV16 6FA
What the homes in WV16 6FA 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
- 1,766 (2024)
WV16 6FABridgnorth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (53.5%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV16 6FA area is well above that, at 89.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.9% of households against 20.5%. 59.2% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented7.9%20.5%
- Social rented1.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 19.4%. 21.7% 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 6FA sits in (Highley & Ditton Priors): about 1,766 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.