Housing in SY8 2DF
What the homes in SY8 2DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Craven Arms & Broadstone
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,382 (2024)
SY8 2DFLudlow
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (69.2%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY8 2DF area is broadly in line with that, at 64.8%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.8% of households against 20.5%. 50.4% own outright and 14.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented31.8%20.5%
- Social rented3.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.6%. 16.5% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY8 2DF sits in (Craven Arms & Broadstone): about 2,382 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.