Shrewsbury house features

January 2026

The average house size in Shrewsbury postcode area is 116.6m². This is by 15.1m² more than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 5.3 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.4 more than the average house.

Shrewsbury houses by number of rooms

Room count is number of habitable rooms. Habitable rooms include any living room, sitting room, dining room, bedroom, study and similar; and also a non-separated conservatory and a kitchen/diner having a discrete seating area. Excluded from the room count are any room used solely as a kitchen, utility room, bathroom, cloakroom, en-suite accommodation and similar, any hallway, stairs or landing, and any room not having a window.

Shrewsbury houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsShrewsburyEngland & Wales
22.4%2.9%
310.7%12.5%
421.6%27.4%
528.9%31.1%
6+36.3%26.1%

Shrewsbury map of average floor area size of houses

Shrewsbury map of average floor area size of houses

Shrewsbury houses by floor area size

The gross floor area - the total of all enclosed spaces measured to the internal face of the external walls

Shrewsbury houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeShrewsburyEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.2%0.1%
30-49m²3.3%3.4%
50-69m²13.5%16.3%
70-89m²25.4%33.8%
90-109m²17.3%18.9%
110-149m²19.7%16.3%
150m²+20.5%11.1%

Shrewsbury houses by rental type

Shrewsbury houses by rental type
Rental typeShrewsburyEngland & Wales
social rental5.7%5.4%
private rental20.6%20.2%
non-rental73.6%74.4%

Shrewsbury houses by number of fireplaces

The number of open fireplaces in the property. Air can pass between the inside of the property and the outside.

Shrewsbury houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesShrewsburyEngland & Wales
085.3%89.8%
111.6%8.5%
22.5%1.5%
3+0.6%0.3%

Shrewsbury houses by main heating fuel

The type of fuel used to power the central heating. Bio is one of biomass, B30D, B30K, bioethanol, biogas, rapeseed. Coal also includes anthracite. Dual is dual fuel with mineral or wood. Wood can be pellets, chips or logs.

Shrewsbury houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeShrewsburyEngland & Wales
bio0.2%0.0%
coal1.0%0.2%
dual2.3%0.3%
elect19.9%5.5%
gas31.7%87.8%
LPG6.1%1.0%
no heat0.4%0.2%
oil36.8%4.8%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood1.7%0.2%

Shrewsbury houses by windows glazing

The type of glazing. From British Fenestration Rating Council or manufacturer declaration.

Shrewsbury houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingShrewsburyEngland & Wales
sigle5.9%2.6%
double/secondary86.2%89.4%
triple/multiple1.1%0.4%
high perfomance6.8%7.6%

Shrewsbury houses by gas meter availability

A gas meter or a gas-burning appliance is available in the dwelling. A closed-off gas pipe does not count.

Shrewsbury houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasShrewsburyEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance30.9%81.7%
no gas meter69.1%18.3%

Shrewsbury houses by number of heated rooms

Shrewsbury houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsShrewsburyEngland & Wales
11.5%0.6%
24.0%3.6%
311.4%13.0%
421.6%27.4%
527.6%30.2%
6+33.9%25.2%

Shrewsbury houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Shrewsbury houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingShrewsburyEngland & Wales
solar1.7%0.5%
no solar98.3%99.5%

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Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts

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