Housing in GU18 5TR
What the homes in GU18 5TR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lightwater
- Council
- Surrey Heath
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
GU18 5TRLightwater
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (64.7%). Flats make up 7.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU18 5TR area is above that, at 85.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 50.1% own outright and 35.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented0.4%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 2.3 people living in it. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.2%. 22.5% 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 5TR sits in (Lightwater): about 1,701 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.