Housing in SY3 0EJ
What the homes in SY3 0EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bayston Hill & Atcham
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,167 (2024)
SY3 0EJShrewsbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (49.9%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
82.9% of households in the SY3 0EJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 52.3% own outright and 30.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented13%20.5%
- Social rented2.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 23.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (18.5%). 23.7% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY3 0EJ (Bayston Hill & Atcham) (about 2,167 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.