Housing in GU12 6LS
What the homes in GU12 6LS 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 6LSAldershot
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (51.4%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU12 6LS area is well above that, at 87.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.5% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 couple, no children, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood GU12 6LS sits in (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.