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Housing in SY5 9RY

What the homes in SY5 9RY 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
1,854 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (66.9%). Flats make up 3.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY5 9RYEngland
Detached66.9%22.9%
Semi-detached23.8%31.5%
Terraced5.8%23%
Purpose-built flat2.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY5 9RY area is broadly in line with that, at 63.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.5% of households against 20.5%. 44.6% own outright and 19.2% with a mortgage.

SY5 9RY
64%
27%
England
  • Owned63.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented26.5%20.5%
  • Social rented9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY5 9RYEngland
Owned outright44.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.3%18.2%
Other private rented4.2%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY5 9RYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.7%. 17.7% of households include dependent children.

SY5 9RYEngland
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%12.8%
Couple, no children24.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 9RY sits in (Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury): about 1,854 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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