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Housing in SY11 3PG

What the homes in SY11 3PG 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
1,297 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (52.5%). Flats make up 0.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY11 3PGEngland
Detached52.5%22.9%
Semi-detached45.7%31.5%
Terraced1.4%23%
Purpose-built flat0%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY11 3PG area is well above that, at 86%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.8% of households against 20.5%. 54.9% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.

SY11 3PG
86%
England
  • Owned86%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented8.8%20.5%
  • Social rented4.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY11 3PGEngland
Owned outright54.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association2.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY11 3PGEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.7%. 20.2% of households include dependent children.

SY11 3PGEngland
Living alone, under 667.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.4%12.8%
Couple, no children22.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 3PG sits in (Gobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn): about 1,297 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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