Housing in GU12 6GS
What the homes in GU12 6GS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tongham
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,551 (2024)
GU12 6GSAldershot
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (51.4%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
87.4% of households in the GU12 6GS area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 44.6% own outright and 42.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented5.5%20.5%
- Social rented4.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (23.9%). 25.2% 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 GU12 6GS (Tongham) (about 2,551 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.