Housing in SY3 9PY
What the homes in SY3 9PY 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
- 1,503 (2024)
SY3 9PYShrewsbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.5%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY3 9PY area is well below that, at 37.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.8% of households against 20.5%. 18% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.8%20.5%
- Social rented52%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 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 living alone, under 66, at 17.5%. 26.6% 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 9PY sits in (Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland): about 1,503 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.