Housing in GU1 4TE
What the homes in GU1 4TE 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
- 1,927 (2024)
GU1 4TEGuildford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (51%). Flats make up 72.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU1 4TE area is well below that, at 41.8%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 48.3% of households against 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented48.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.1%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 1.9 people living in it. 43.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 32.5%. 15.1% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood GU1 4TE sits in (Guildford Town Centre): about 1,927 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.