Housing in GU18 5RT
What the homes in GU18 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lightwater
- Council
- Surrey Heath
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,830 (2024)
GU18 5RTLightwater
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (63.7%). Flats make up 18.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU18 5RT area is well above that, at 87.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10% of households against 20.5%. 53.2% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented10%20.5%
- Social rented1.7%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 2.2 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.2%. 21.6% 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 GU18 5RT sits in (Lightwater): about 1,830 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.