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Housing in SY8 1NW

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

Neighbourhood
Ludlow Town
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,073 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.1%). Flats make up 33.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SY8 1NWEngland
Detached6.3%22.9%
Semi-detached21.2%31.5%
Terraced39.1%23%
Purpose-built flat19.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building10.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43% of households in the SY8 1NW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.4% own outright and 8.5% with a mortgage.

SY8 1NW
43%
31%
26%
England
  • Owned43%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented30.6%20.5%
  • Social rented26.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY8 1NWEngland
Owned outright34.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan8.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.2%18.2%
Other private rented4.4%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association24%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 55.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY8 1NWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.5%). 8.7% of households include dependent children.

SY8 1NWEngland
Living alone, under 6628.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over27.1%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children4.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.1%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 1NW (Ludlow Town) (about 1,073 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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