Housing in GU21 5EF
What the homes in GU21 5EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheerwater
- Council
- Woking
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,818 (2024)
GU21 5EFWoking
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (41.5%). Flats make up 50.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU21 5EF area is well below that, at 41.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 44.8% of households against 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented44.8%20.5%
- Social rented12.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 25.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23%. 28.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Woking
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Woking, August 2026, −1.6% 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 GU21 5EF sits in (Sheerwater): about 1,818 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.