Housing in TF3 5GU
What the homes in TF3 5GU 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
- 2,283 (2024)
TF3 5GUTelford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.5%). Flats make up 0.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the TF3 5GU area is above that, at 78.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 9.3% own outright and 68.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.3%1%
- Private rented11.4%20.5%
- Social rented8.1%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 2.7 people living in it. 17% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 38.9%. 44.1% 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 5GU sits in (Town Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank): about 2,283 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.