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Housing in SY5 0SU

What the homes in SY5 0SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,233 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (76.3%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY5 0SUEngland
Detached76.3%22.9%
Semi-detached15.4%31.5%
Terraced5.6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY5 0SU area is above that, at 79.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.7% of households against 20.5%. 58.5% own outright and 20.6% with a mortgage.

SY5 0SU
79%
16%
England
  • Owned79.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented15.7%20.5%
  • Social rented4.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY5 0SUEngland
Owned outright58.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.6%18.2%
Other private rented4.2%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association4.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 22.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY5 0SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.4%. 18.4% of households include dependent children.

SY5 0SUEngland
Living alone, under 669.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%12.8%
Couple, no children23.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

ShropshireEngland
All homes£823£1,459
One bedroom£608£1,195
Two bedrooms£768£1,335
Three bedrooms£953£1,489
Four or more£1,398£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£878£1,449
Terraced£794£1,435
Flat or maisonette£673£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY5 0SU sits in (Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury): about 2,233 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.

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