Housing in SY5 8PH
What the homes in SY5 8PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,959 (2024)
SY5 8PHShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (52.1%). Flats make up 9.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY5 8PH area is broadly in line with that, at 63.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.9% of households against 20.5%. 25.7% own outright and 38.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.8%1%
- Private rented21.9%20.5%
- Social rented11.5%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 2.4 people living in it. 28.4% 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 30.3%. 38.9% 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 8PH sits in (Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook): about 1,959 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.