Housing in GU12 5BD
What the homes in GU12 5BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ash Wharf
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
GU12 5BDAldershot
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.3%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU12 5BD area is well above that, at 87.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.8% of households against 20.5%. 51.9% own outright and 35.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented7.8%20.5%
- Social rented4.1%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 2.3 people living in it. 24.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.3%. 21.8% 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 GU12 5BD sits in (Ash Wharf): about 1,444 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.