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Housing in SY11 1LF

What the homes in SY11 1LF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oswestry West
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,546 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (30.1%). Flats make up 51.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SY11 1LFEngland
Detached6.4%22.9%
Semi-detached12.3%31.5%
Terraced30.1%23%
Purpose-built flat26.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building17.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

29.4% of households in the SY11 1LF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.2% own outright and 11.2% with a mortgage.

SY11 1LF
29%
52%
18%
England
  • Owned29.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented52.2%20.5%
  • Social rented18.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY11 1LFEngland
Owned outright18.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent48.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council3.3%8.3%
From a housing association14.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 53.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY11 1LFEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (39.5%). 12.5% of households include dependent children.

SY11 1LFEngland
Living alone, under 6639.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Shropshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Shropshire (August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ShropshireEngland
All homes£823£1,459
One bedroom£608£1,195
Two bedrooms£768£1,335
Three bedrooms£953£1,489
Four or more£1,398£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£878£1,449
Terraced£794£1,435
Flat or maisonette£673£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY11 1LF (Oswestry West) (about 1,546 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.

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