Housing in GU2 8ES
What the homes in GU2 8ES are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Park Barn & Royal Surrey
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,611 (2024)
GU2 8ESGuildford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (62%). Flats make up 27.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU2 8ES area is less than half that, at 18.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.1% of households against 20.5%. 8% own outright and 10.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned18.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented19.1%20.5%
- Social rented60.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.7% 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 17.8%. 33.5% 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 8ES sits in (Park Barn & Royal Surrey): about 1,611 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.