Housing in SY3 9DF
What the homes in SY3 9DF 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
- 1,969 (2024)
SY3 9DFShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (53%). Flats make up 3.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY3 9DF area is above that, at 84.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11% of households against 20.5%. 49.5% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented11%20.5%
- Social rented3.1%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. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21%. 26.4% 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 9DF sits in (Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland): about 1,969 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.