Housing in SY5 0BB
What the homes in SY5 0BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,058 (2024)
SY5 0BBShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.6%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY5 0BB area is broadly in line with that, at 62.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.2% of households against 20.5%. 35.1% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented14.2%20.5%
- Social rented21.1%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 2.3 people living in it. 29.2% 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 18.8%. 25.3% 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 SY5 0BB sits in (Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley): about 2,058 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.