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Housing in SY8 3RF

What the homes in SY8 3RF 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
1,523 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (66%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

SY8 3RFEngland
Detached66%22.9%
Semi-detached19.7%31.5%
Terraced11.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY8 3RF area is above that, at 77.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.4% of households against 20.5%. 55.7% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

SY8 3RF
78%
13%
England
  • Owned77.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented13.4%20.5%
  • Social rented8.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY8 3RFEngland
Owned outright55.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association7.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SY8 3RFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.2%. 15.7% of households include dependent children.

SY8 3RFEngland
Living alone, under 6610.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 3RF sits in (Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell): about 1,523 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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