Housing in GU12 5SF
What the homes in GU12 5SF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ash Vale
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
GU12 5SFAldershot
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (34%). Flats make up 17.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU12 5SF area is broadly in line with that, at 64.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 23.9% own outright and 40.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented20.6%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 2.5 people living in it. 25% 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 25.6%. 33.5% 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 5SF sits in (Ash Vale): about 1,507 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.