Housing in GU16 8XT
What the homes in GU16 8XT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Frimley
- Council
- Surrey Heath
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,934 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44%). Flats make up 23.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU16 8XT area is broadly in line with that, at 59.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.6% of households against 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 35.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented11.6%20.5%
- Social rented28.4%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 2.7 people living in it. 20.6% 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 26%. 36.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Surrey Heath
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Surrey Heath, August 2026, +1.5% 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 GU16 8XT sits in (Frimley): about 1,934 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.