Housing in GU12 6RT
What the homes in GU12 6RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ash Wharf
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
GU12 6RTAldershot
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (34.7%). Flats make up 23.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU12 6RT area is broadly in line with that, at 55.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.6% of households against 20.5%. 22.1% own outright and 33.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented10.6%20.5%
- Social rented32.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21%. 26.5% 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 6RT sits in (Ash Wharf): about 1,628 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.