Housing in GU1 2JE
What the homes in GU1 2JE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Guildford Town Centre
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,062 (2024)
GU1 2JEGuildford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.5%). Flats make up 56.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.7% of households in the GU1 2JE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 38.1% own outright and 23.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented28.8%20.5%
- Social rented8.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21%). 24.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU1 2JE (Guildford Town Centre) (about 2,062 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.