Housing in SY2 5BY
What the homes in SY2 5BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,280 (2024)
SY2 5BYShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (35.5%). Flats make up 36.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY2 5BY area is broadly in line with that, at 57%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.6% of households against 20.5%. 34.9% own outright and 22.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned57%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.5%1%
- Private rented25.6%20.5%
- Social rented13.9%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 2.0 people living in it. 40.2% 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 24.6%. 17.2% 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 5BY sits in (Shrewsbury Town): about 1,280 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.