Housing in SY2 6PS
What the homes in SY2 6PS 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
- 1,379 (2024)
SY2 6PSShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (41.9%). Flats make up 9.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY2 6PS area is broadly in line with that, at 67.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.8% of households against 20.5%. 45.2% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.8%20.5%
- Social rented24.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 18.5%. 18.2% 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 6PS sits in (Shrewsbury London Road): about 1,379 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.