Housing in GU1 2PY
What the homes in GU1 2PY 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
- 1,559 (2024)
GU1 2PYGuildford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (60.5%). Flats make up 15.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU1 2PY area is above that, at 79.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.2% of households against 20.5%. 45% own outright and 34.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented15.2%20.5%
- Social rented4.8%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 2.6 people living in it. 22.9% 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 32%. 34.4% 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 2PY sits in (Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West): about 1,559 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.