Housing in SY3 7EA
What the homes in SY3 7EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,573 (2024)
SY3 7EAShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (36.7%). Flats make up 33.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY3 7EA area is broadly in line with that, at 60.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.2% of households against 20.5%. 37.6% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented29.2%20.5%
- Social rented9.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27.1%. 16% 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 7EA sits in (Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham): about 1,573 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.