Housing in SY1 3RL
What the homes in SY1 3RL 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
- 1,853 (2024)
SY1 3RLShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (58.2%). Flats make up 1.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY1 3RL area is broadly in line with that, at 60.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13% of households against 20.5%. 34.4% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented13%20.5%
- Social rented25.9%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.5%. 23.4% 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 3RL sits in (Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange): about 1,853 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.