Housing in SY2 5EE
What the homes in SY2 5EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Monkmoor
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
SY2 5EEShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (56%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY2 5EE area is broadly in line with that, at 58.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.3% of households against 20.5%. 33% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented10.3%20.5%
- Social rented30.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.5%. 29.3% 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 5EE sits in (Shrewsbury Monkmoor): about 1,515 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.