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Housing in SY3 8SD

What the homes in SY3 8SD 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
1,687 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (40.7%). Flats make up 13.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SY3 8SDEngland
Detached40.7%22.9%
Semi-detached40.3%31.5%
Terraced5.9%23%
Purpose-built flat4.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY3 8SD area is above that, at 77.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.7% of households against 20.5%. 47.3% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.

SY3 8SD
78%
17%
England
  • Owned77.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented16.7%20.5%
  • Social rented4.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY3 8SDEngland
Owned outright47.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented6.3%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association4.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY3 8SDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 29.4%. 31.7% of households include dependent children.

SY3 8SDEngland
Living alone, under 6613.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children18.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.7%7.7%
Rents

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.

ShropshireEngland
All homes£823£1,459
One bedroom£608£1,195
Two bedrooms£768£1,335
Three bedrooms£953£1,489
Four or more£1,398£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£878£1,449
Terraced£794£1,435
Flat or maisonette£673£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY3 8SD sits in (Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland): about 1,687 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.

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