Housing in SY1 3RD
What the homes in SY1 3RD 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
- 1,922 (2024)
SY1 3RDShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.3%). Flats make up 10.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY1 3RD area is less than half that, at 23.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.1% of households against 20.5%. 12.2% own outright and 11.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned23.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented11.1%20.5%
- Social rented64.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22%. 34.5% 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 SY1 3RD sits in (Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange): about 1,922 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.