Housing in SY1 3HT
What the homes in SY1 3HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
SY1 3HTShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (85.8%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY1 3HT area is above that, at 81.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.9% of households against 20.5%. 50.2% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.9%20.5%
- Social rented7.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.3%. 21.8% 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 SY1 3HT sits in (Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange): about 1,534 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.