Housing in SY8 3EE
What the homes in SY8 3EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Craven Arms & Broadstone
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (66.1%). Flats make up 2.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY8 3EE area is above that, at 71.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.3% of households against 20.5%. 49.3% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented23.3%20.5%
- Social rented4.7%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 2.4 people living in it. 20.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.4%. 17.4% 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 SY8 3EE sits in (Craven Arms & Broadstone): about 1,497 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.