Housing in SY9 5DA
What the homes in SY9 5DA 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
- 1,535 (2024)
SY9 5DABishops Castle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.1%). Flats make up 7.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY9 5DA area is broadly in line with that, at 58.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.1% of households against 20.5%. 44.4% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented19.1%20.5%
- Social rented20.7%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 2.0 people living in it. 39.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 21.2%. 19% 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 SY9 5DA sits in (Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury): about 1,535 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.