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Housing in SY8 1LJ

What the homes in SY8 1LJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ludlow Town
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,338 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (33.2%). Flats make up 9.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY8 1LJEngland
Detached33.2%22.9%
Semi-detached30.9%31.5%
Terraced26.3%23%
Purpose-built flat9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.9% of households in the SY8 1LJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 45.5% own outright and 17.4% with a mortgage.

SY8 1LJ
63%
16%
20%
England
  • Owned62.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented15.6%20.5%
  • Social rented20.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY8 1LJEngland
Owned outright45.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association18.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY8 1LJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.3%). 16.2% of households include dependent children.

SY8 1LJEngland
Living alone, under 6616.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.3%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY8 1LJ (Ludlow Town) (about 1,338 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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