Housing in GU2 8DE
What the homes in GU2 8DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodbridge Hill
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,380 (2024)
GU2 8DEGuildford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (66.9%). Flats make up 11.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU2 8DE area is well below that, at 36.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.6% of households against 20.5%. 13.9% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned36.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented42.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 17.4%. 25.8% 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 GU2 8DE sits in (Woodbridge Hill): about 1,380 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.