Housing in SY3 5AA
What the homes in SY3 5AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
SY3 5AAShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (64.2%). Flats make up 15.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY3 5AA area is above that, at 78.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15% of households against 20.5%. 37.8% own outright and 41% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented15%20.5%
- Social rented5.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 26.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.7%. 28.1% 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 SY3 5AA sits in (Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook): about 1,653 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.