Housing in GU22 8DB
What the homes in GU22 8DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheerwater
- Council
- Woking
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,815 (2024)
GU22 8DBWoking
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (59.2%). Flats make up 6.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU22 8DB area is broadly in line with that, at 64.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.7% of households against 20.5%. 31.4% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented16.7%20.5%
- Social rented19%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.6 people living in it. 17.8% 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 30.2%. 27.2% 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 GU22 8DB sits in (Sheerwater): about 1,815 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.