Housing in GU1 3PA
What the homes in GU1 3PA 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
- 1,520 (2024)
GU1 3PAGuildford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.6%). Flats make up 64.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.1% of households in the GU1 3PA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.8% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented47.8%20.5%
- Social rented5.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.8%). 16.1% 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 3PA (Guildford Town Centre) (about 1,520 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.