Housing in SY1 2SU
What the homes in SY1 2SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Greenfields
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,981 (2024)
SY1 2SUShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.6%). Flats make up 24.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY1 2SU area is broadly in line with that, at 56.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22% of households against 20.5%. 34% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented22%20.5%
- Social rented19.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.7%. 17.7% 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 SY1 2SU sits in (Shrewsbury Greenfields): about 1,981 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.