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Housing in SY11 3PY

What the homes in SY11 3PY 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
1,452 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (45.6%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SY11 3PYEngland
Detached11.5%22.9%
Semi-detached45.6%31.5%
Terraced28.1%23%
Purpose-built flat11.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY11 3PY area is below that, at 46.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.1% of households against 20.5%. 21.9% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.

SY11 3PY
47%
16%
36%
England
  • Owned46.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented16.1%20.5%
  • Social rented36%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY11 3PYEngland
Owned outright21.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council20.1%8.3%
From a housing association15.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY11 3PYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.7%. 29.6% of households include dependent children.

SY11 3PYEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%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 3PY sits in (Gobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn): about 1,452 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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