Housing in SY2 5BB
What the homes in SY2 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Monkmoor
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
SY2 5BBShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (50.3%). Flats make up 5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY2 5BB area is broadly in line with that, at 67.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.5% of households against 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.3%1%
- Private rented15.5%20.5%
- Social rented14%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 2.2 people living in it. 30.8% 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 20.6%. 26.6% 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 SY2 5BB sits in (Shrewsbury Monkmoor): about 1,627 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.