Housing in SY3 8DS
What the homes in SY3 8DS 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
- 1,493 (2024)
SY3 8DSShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (46.3%). Flats make up 8.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY3 8DS area is broadly in line with that, at 57.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.9% of households against 20.5%. 33.2% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented20.8%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 2.2 people living in it. 31.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.4%. 23.2% 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 8DS sits in (Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook): 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.