Housing in GU18 5XB
What the homes in GU18 5XB 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 5XBLightwater
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (63.7%). Flats make up 18.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
87.9% of households in the GU18 5XB area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, less than half the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged 66 or over (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU18 5XB (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.