Renting in Shrewsbury

Average Rent in Shrewsbury: £995/mo

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Median asking rent across 1,294 live Shrewsbury listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£995 /month

1,294 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Shrewsbury by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
Studio£625/mo23
1 bed£750/mo268
2 bed£925/mo342
3 bed£1,250/mo268
4+ bed£1,700/mo124
Room (house share)£575/mo269

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Shrewsbury

What it costs to rent in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury currently has 1,294 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £995 a month. 62 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 57% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SY12 at around £625/mo, while SY5 sits nearer £1,600/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Shrewsbury by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 1,294 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Shrewsbury

£625/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Shrewsbury is £625 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £995, based on 23 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Shrewsbury

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Shrewsbury is £750 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £995, based on 268 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Shrewsbury

£925/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Shrewsbury is £925 a month, 7% below the city-wide median of £995, based on 342 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Shrewsbury

£1,250/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Shrewsbury is £1,250 a month, 26% above the city-wide median of £995, based on 268 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Shrewsbury

£1,700/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Shrewsbury is £1,700 a month, 71% above the city-wide median of £995, based on 124 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Shrewsbury

£575/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Shrewsbury house share is £575 a month, 42% below the city-wide median of £995, based on 269 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Shropshire rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Shropshire, the ONS area that covers Shrewsbury. Latest: £819/mo (Jul 26, +3.9% YoY).

Latest

£819

Jul 26

Annual

+3.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£630

Aug 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

£625£725£825Aug 21Feb 24Jul 26

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Shrewsbury

Flats & apartments

343

32% of listings

Houses

457

42% of listings

Rooms

269

25% of listings

Bungalows

8

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Shrewsbury — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 41% of the 466 houses currently advertised in Shrewsbury.

  • Terraced
    41%190
  • Semi-detached
    36%169
  • Detached
    13%62
  • Other house
    8%37
  • Bungalow
    2%8

Rent by postcode

Where Shrewsbury rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 696 live listings in 17 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Shrewsbury

  1. 1SY5£1,600/mo11 rentals
  2. 2ST15£1,150/mo4 rentals
  3. 3SY2£1,100/mo111 rentals

Cheapest in Shrewsbury

  1. 1SY12£625/mo3 rentals
  2. 2SY13£725/mo3 rentals
  3. 3ST4£775/mo5 rentals

Features · Shrewsbury

Garden, parking, and floor area in Shrewsbury

Live signal across 1,294 Shrewsbury rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

81%

of 159 Shrewsbury listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

86%

of 198 Shrewsbury listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£1.42 /sqft

Median 753 sqft across 132 Shrewsbury listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Shrewsbury this week

62 homes came onto the Shrewsbury rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

62 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 3 bed property for rent in Crystal Drive, Lightmoor TF4
    £1,250/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Crystal Drive, Lightmoor TF4

    3View listing
  2. 3 bed property for rent in Owens Street, Wrexham LL14
    £950/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Owens Street, Wrexham LL14

    3View listing
  3. 2 bed property for rent in Grosvenor Court, Wolverhampton WV3
    £900/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Grosvenor Court, Wolverhampton WV3

    2View listing
  4. 1 bed property for rent in Flat 2 Warehouse, Parkers Lane, Newtown, Powys SY16
    £450/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Flat 2 Warehouse, Parkers Lane, Newtown, Powys SY16

    1View listing
  5. 1 bed property for rent in Old Warehouse, Chapel Street, Newtown, Powys SY16
    £400/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Old Warehouse, Chapel Street, Newtown, Powys SY16

    1View listing
  6. 6 bed property for rent in Hastings Rd, Nantwich CW5
    £2,500/moPrimeLocation

    6 bed property

    Hastings Rd, Nantwich CW5

    6View listing
  7. 2 bed property for rent in Pendinas, Wrexham LL11
    £895/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Pendinas, Wrexham LL11

    2View listing
  8. 3 bed property for rent in Manor House Close, Montgomery, Powys SY15
    £800/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Manor House Close, Montgomery, Powys SY15

    3View listing
  9. 2 bed property for rent in Brookfield Close, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry SY10
    £775/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Brookfield Close, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry SY10

    2View listing
  10. 4 bed property for rent in Castillon Drive, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13
    £1,400/moPrimeLocation

    4 bed property

    Castillon Drive, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13

    4View listing
  11. 2 bed property for rent in High Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13
    £650/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    High Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13

    2View listing
  12. 3 bed property for rent in Springfield Avenue, Newport TF10
    £1,050/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Springfield Avenue, Newport TF10

    3View listing
  13. 2 bed property for rent in The Lindens, Newbridge Crescent, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6
    £900/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    The Lindens, Newbridge Crescent, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6

    2View listing
  14. 5 bed room for rent in Room in a Shared House, Frankwell, SY3
    £1,150/moOpenRent

    5 bed room

    Room in a Shared House, Frankwell, SY3

    54View listing
  15. 1 bed room for rent in Room in a Shared House, Nursery House, SY1
    £650/moOpenRent

    1 bed room

    Room in a Shared House, Nursery House, SY1

    11View listing
  16. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Mount Pleasant Road, SY1
    £1,350/moOpenRent

    3 bed semi-detached house

    3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Mount Pleasant Road, SY1

    31View listing
  17. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in St Marys Place, Shrewsbury
    £850/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    St Marys Place, Shrewsbury

    11View listing
  18. 2 bed terraced house for rent in Newhall Gardens, Shrewsbury
    £925/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed terraced house

    Newhall Gardens, Shrewsbury

    21View listing
  19. 3 bed terraced house for rent in Stapleton Road, Shrewsbury
    £999/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed terraced house

    Stapleton Road, Shrewsbury

    31View listing
  20. 3 bed semi-detached house for rent in Morris Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury
    £1,300/moOnTheMarket

    3 bed semi-detached house

    Morris Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury

    32View listing
  21. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Castle Street, Shrewsbury
    £950/moOnTheMarket

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Castle Street, Shrewsbury

    11View listing
  22. flat/apartment for rent in Dogpole, Shrewsbury
    £495/moOnTheMarket

    Studio flat/apartment

    Dogpole, Shrewsbury

    1View listing
  23. 2 bed property for rent in Upper Blackfrairs Crescent, Town Centre, Shrewsbury, SY1
    £1,600/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed property

    Upper Blackfrairs Crescent, Town Centre, Shrewsbury, SY1

    21View listing
  24. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Lancasterian Court, Beacalls Lane Castlefields, Shrewsbury
    £995/moOnTheMarket

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Lancasterian Court, Beacalls Lane Castlefields, Shrewsbury

    21View listing

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Shrewsbury

Most Shrewsbury homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 151,230 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

B

most common band

Mean band

3.08

≈ Band C–D

Stock

151k

151,230 properties

  • A
    18%27,290
  • B
    26%38,650
  • C
    21%31,460
  • D
    14%21,910
  • E
    12%17,460
  • F
    6%9,300
  • G
    3%4,810
  • H
    0%360

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Shrewsbury

73% of Shrewsbury premises can already get full-fibre and 74% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

73%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

74%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

92%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

402 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

  • Full fibre (FTTP)
    73%
  • Gigabit-capable
    74%
  • Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
    92%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Shropshire), July 2025, covering 148,998 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Shrewsbury homes

42% of Shrewsbury homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

42%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

58%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

121k

121,371 EPCs

  • A
    1%1,218
  • B
    13%16,062
  • C
    27%33,301
  • D
    34%41,358
  • E
    16%19,126
  • F
    6%7,309
  • G
    2%2,997

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Shropshire. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Shrewsbury

4 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Shrewsbury centroid. The five closest:

  1. 1

    Coleham Primary School

    Primary · Academy converter · SY3 7EN

    0.41 mi
  2. 2

    Woodfield Infant School & Nursery

    Primary · Academy converter · SY3 8LU

    0.82 mi
  3. 3

    St George's Junior School

    Primary · Academy converter · SY3 8LU

    0.82 mi
  4. 4

    Greenfields Primary School

    Primary · Academy converter · SY1 2AH

    0.93 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Shrewsbury centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Shrewsbury

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Shrewsbury has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 19 of 19 postcode districts analysed, the median was 93 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Shrewsbury is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

  • 93 crimes per area (median)
  • 19 of 19 postcode districts covered
  • Data: September 2026

Most reported

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • 0% of incidents

Shrewsbury’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Shrewsbury

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Meole Brace has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Shrewsbury.

  • Castlefields

    Higher crime

    Most common: Violent crime (125) · pop. ~4,000

    74
    per 1k

  • Monkmoor

    Typical for city

    Most common: Violent crime (66) · pop. ~6,000

    29
    per 1k

  • Harlescott

    Safer area

    Most common: Violent crime (64) · pop. ~8,000

    22
    per 1k

  • Meole Brace

    Safer area

    Most common: Violent crime (19) · pop. ~6,000

    11
    per 1k

  • Sundorne

    Higher crime

    Most common: Violent crime (63) · pop. ~5,000

    35
    per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

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We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Shrewsbury.

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443
OnTheMarket
282
SpareRoom
269
OpenRent
175
PrimeLocation
125

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Frequently asked

Renting in Shrewsbury — your questions answered

How much is rent in Shrewsbury?

The average (median) asking rent in Shrewsbury is £995 a month — a 1-bed is £750 and a 2-bed £925, based on 1,294 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Shrewsbury?

The median asking rent for a studio in Shrewsbury is £625 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £995, based on 23 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Shrewsbury?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Shrewsbury is £750 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £995, based on 268 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Shrewsbury?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Shrewsbury is £925 a month, 7% below the city-wide median of £995, based on 342 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Shrewsbury?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Shrewsbury is £1,250 a month, 26% above the city-wide median of £995, based on 268 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Shrewsbury?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Shrewsbury is £1,700 a month, 71% above the city-wide median of £995, based on 124 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Shrewsbury?

The median asking rent for a room in a Shrewsbury house share is £575 a month, 42% below the city-wide median of £995, based on 269 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Shrewsbury?

There are currently 1,294 rental properties available in Shrewsbury, with 62 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Shrewsbury safe for renters?

Shrewsbury has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 93 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Shrewsbury?

The most commonly reported crime category in Shrewsbury is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across West Midlands

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