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Housing in SY8 3BB

What the homes in SY8 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,584 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (42%). Flats make up 2.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY8 3BBEngland
Detached42%22.9%
Semi-detached39.1%31.5%
Terraced16.4%23%
Purpose-built flat1.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY8 3BB area is above that, at 71.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.4% of households against 20.5%. 46.2% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.

SY8 3BB
71%
16%
13%
England
  • Owned71.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented12.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY8 3BBEngland
Owned outright46.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association11.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY8 3BBEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.5%. 22% of households include dependent children.

SY8 3BBEngland
Living alone, under 669.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.4%12.8%
Couple, no children18.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%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 SY8 3BB sits in (Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell): about 1,584 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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