Housing in SY3 7LU
What the homes in SY3 7LU 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
- 1,587 (2024)
SY3 7LUShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (39.8%). Flats make up 16.9%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY3 7LU area is broadly in line with that, at 61.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.9% of households against 20.5%. 32.6% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented31.9%20.5%
- Social rented5.9%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 2.0 people living in it. 42.8% 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 29.7%. 19.2% 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 7LU sits in (Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham): about 1,587 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.