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Housing in GU1 9SQ

What the homes in GU1 9SQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pewley Down & The Mount
Council
Guildford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,366 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (59.7%). Flats make up 68.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

GU1 9SQEngland
Detached7.5%22.9%
Semi-detached11.5%31.5%
Terraced12.6%23%
Purpose-built flat59.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.6% of households in the GU1 9SQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.5% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.

GU1 9SQ
50%
34%
16%
England
  • Owned49.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented33.9%20.5%
  • Social rented15.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GU1 9SQEngland
Owned outright30.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council11.1%8.3%
From a housing association4.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 45.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GU1 9SQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 13.7% of households include dependent children.

GU1 9SQEngland
Living alone, under 6625.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.9%12.8%
Couple, no children19.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.1%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 9SQ (Pewley Down & The Mount) (about 1,366 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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