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Housing in GU21 5BZ

What the homes in GU21 5BZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sheerwater
Council
Woking
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,060 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (58.5%). Flats make up 66%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

GU21 5BZEngland
Detached4.4%22.9%
Semi-detached14.4%31.5%
Terraced15.2%23%
Purpose-built flat58.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36% of households in the GU21 5BZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.8% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

GU21 5BZ
36%
40%
22%
England
  • Owned36%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented40.1%20.5%
  • Social rented21.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GU21 5BZEngland
Owned outright14.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council13.7%8.3%
From a housing association8.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 35.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GU21 5BZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.9%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

GU21 5BZEngland
Living alone, under 6624.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children18.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Woking

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Woking (August 2026, −1.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WokingEngland
All homes£1,620£1,459
One bedroom£1,133£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,443£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,760£1,489
Four or more£2,692£2,161
Detached£2,508£1,640
Semi-detached£1,762£1,449
Terraced£1,491£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,292£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU21 5BZ (Sheerwater) (about 2,060 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.

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