Housing in SY3 8PS
What the homes in SY3 8PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrewsbury Town
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,155 (2024)
SY3 8PSShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (30.9%). Flats make up 33.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY3 8PS area is below that, at 51.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.1% of households against 20.5%. 29.3% own outright and 22.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented33.1%20.5%
- Social rented15%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 2.0 people living in it. 43.7% 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 24.7%. 18.7% 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 8PS sits in (Shrewsbury Town): about 2,155 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.