Housing in SY11 2SU
What the homes in SY11 2SU 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)
SY11 2SUOswestry
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (30.1%). Flats make up 51.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY11 2SU area is less than half that, at 29.4%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 52.2% of households against 20.5%. 18.2% own outright and 11.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented52.2%20.5%
- Social rented18.2%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 1.8 people living in it. 53.2% 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 39.5%. 12.5% 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 2SU sits in (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.