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Housing in SY11 3DR

What the homes in SY11 3DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,310 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (42.3%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY11 3DREngland
Detached42.3%22.9%
Semi-detached36.3%31.5%
Terraced15.4%23%
Purpose-built flat5.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY11 3DR area is broadly in line with that, at 66.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9% of households against 20.5%. 42.6% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.

SY11 3DR
67%
23%
England
  • Owned66.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented9%20.5%
  • Social rented23.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY11 3DREngland
Owned outright42.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council14.4%8.3%
From a housing association8.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY11 3DREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 17.8%. 21.6% of households include dependent children.

SY11 3DREngland
Living alone, under 6611.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%7.7%
Rents

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.

ShropshireEngland
All homes£823£1,459
One bedroom£608£1,195
Two bedrooms£768£1,335
Three bedrooms£953£1,489
Four or more£1,398£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£878£1,449
Terraced£794£1,435
Flat or maisonette£673£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY11 3DR sits in (Gobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn): about 1,310 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.

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