Housing in SY8 1UA
What the homes in SY8 1UA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ludlow Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,255 (2024)
SY8 1UALudlow
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.6%). Flats make up 4.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.1% of households in the SY8 1UA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented19.2%20.5%
- Social rented22.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.7%). 24.1% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY8 1UA (Ludlow Town) (about 1,255 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.