Housing in GU2 8WZ
What the homes in GU2 8WZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodbridge Hill
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,002 (2024)
GU2 8WZGuildford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.9%). Flats make up 8.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.8% of households in the GU2 8WZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.6% own outright and 22.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented38.8%20.5%
- Social rented8.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 18.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (34.4%). 17% 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). 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 GU2 8WZ (Woodbridge Hill) (about 2,002 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.