Housing in SY11 2LA
What the homes in SY11 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oswestry East
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,226 (2024)
SY11 2LAOswestry
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.5%). Flats make up 23%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY11 2LA area is broadly in line with that, at 54.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 39.8% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented34.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42% 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 26.7%. 14.5% 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 2LA sits in (Oswestry East): about 1,226 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.