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Housing in SY5 9PY

What the homes in SY5 9PY 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
1,774 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (73.4%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY5 9PYEngland
Detached73.4%22.9%
Semi-detached20.3%31.5%
Terraced4.7%23%
Purpose-built flat0.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY5 9PY area is well above that, at 86.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12% of households against 20.5%. 58.8% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.

SY5 9PY
86%
England
  • Owned86.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12%20.5%
  • Social rented1.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY5 9PYEngland
Owned outright58.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association0.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 21.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY5 9PYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.2%. 18% of households include dependent children.

SY5 9PYEngland
Living alone, under 666.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.7%12.8%
Couple, no children26.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over20.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 9PY sits in (Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley): about 1,774 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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