Housing in TF3 5BS
What the homes in TF3 5BS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank
- Council
- Telford and Wrekin
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,777 (2024)
TF3 5BSTelford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.2%). Flats make up 10%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TF3 5BS area is well below that, at 39.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.8% of households against 20.5%. 16.5% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented31.8%20.5%
- Social rented28.9%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. 30.9% 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 24.3%. 32.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Telford and Wrekin
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Telford and Wrekin, August 2026, +6.6% 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 TF3 5BS sits in (Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank): about 1,777 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.