Housing in SY3 7RB
What the homes in SY3 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,493 (2024)
SY3 7RBShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (50.1%). Flats make up 8.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY3 7RB area is above that, at 78.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.5% of households against 20.5%. 46.6% own outright and 32.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10.5%20.5%
- Social rented10.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 30.6% 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 21.7%. 27.2% 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 7RB sits in (Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland): about 1,493 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.