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Housing in GU1 1UY

What the homes in GU1 1UY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West
Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,714 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (71.2%). Flats make up 20.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

GU1 1UYEngland
Detached71.2%22.9%
Semi-detached4.9%31.5%
Terraced3.5%23%
Purpose-built flat20.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.3% of households in the GU1 1UY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.9% own outright and 38.3% with a mortgage.

GU1 1UY
85%
14%
England
  • Owned85.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented14%20.5%
  • Social rented0.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GU1 1UYEngland
Owned outright46.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association0%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 20.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GU1 1UYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31.1%). 34.8% of households include dependent children.

GU1 1UYEngland
Living alone, under 667.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children11.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children31.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Guildford

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Guildford (August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GuildfordEngland
All homes£1,736£1,459
One bedroom£1,185£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,541£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,866£1,489
Four or more£2,527£2,161
Detached£2,500£1,640
Semi-detached£1,924£1,449
Terraced£1,749£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,371£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU1 1UY (Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West) (about 1,714 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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