Housing in SY11 2BB
What the homes in SY11 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswestry West
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,990 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (43.6%). Flats make up 12.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY11 2BB area is above that, at 77%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.6% of households against 20.5%. 47% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned77%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented3.4%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 2.1 people living in it. 33.9% 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 20.7%. 25.8% 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 SY11 2BB sits in (Oswestry West): about 1,990 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.