Housing in SY1 2PY
What the homes in SY1 2PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Greenfields
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,777 (2024)
SY1 2PYShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (38.2%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY1 2PY area is above that, at 73.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.3% of households against 20.5%. 35.5% own outright and 38.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented18.3%20.5%
- Social rented6.7%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 2.2 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.1%. 27.6% 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 SY1 2PY sits in (Shrewsbury Greenfields): about 1,777 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.