Housing in SY8 3BD
What the homes in SY8 3BD 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
- 1,222 (2024)
SY8 3BDLudlow
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (65%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY8 3BD area is well above that, at 87.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.9% of households against 20.5%. 66.4% own outright and 20.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented3.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 27.1%. 13% 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 SY8 3BD sits in (Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell): about 1,222 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.