Housing in GU1 1LP
What the homes in GU1 1LP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bellfields, Slyfield & Weyfield
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,804 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.7%). Flats make up 24.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU1 1LP area is below that, at 44.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.9% of households against 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented32.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.3% 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 18.7%. 26% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Guildford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Guildford, August 2026, +5.6% 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 GU1 1LP sits in (Bellfields, Slyfield & Weyfield): about 1,804 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.