Housing in WV16 6HT
What the homes in WV16 6HT 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
- 2,019 (2024)
WV16 6HTBridgnorth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42.4%). Flats make up 6.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV16 6HT area is below that, at 49.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.3% of households against 20.5%. 30.4% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented20.3%20.5%
- Social rented28.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 17.2%. 20.9% 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 6HT sits in (Highley & Ditton Priors): about 2,019 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.