Housing in SY2 6PG
What the homes in SY2 6PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury London Road
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
SY2 6PGShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38%). Flats make up 9.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY2 6PG area is above that, at 82.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.7% of households against 20.5%. 52.1% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented12.7%20.5%
- Social rented4.6%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 2.2 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.9%. 19.5% 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 SY2 6PG sits in (Shrewsbury London Road): about 1,513 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.