Housing in GU26 6ED
What the homes in GU26 6ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Headley Down & Grayshott
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
GU26 6EDHindhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (29.4%). Flats make up 35.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU26 6ED area is broadly in line with that, at 65.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.3% of households against 20.5%. 39.2% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented20.3%20.5%
- Social rented13.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 21.9%. 19.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in East Hampshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Hampshire, August 2026, +1.4% 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 GU26 6ED sits in (Headley Down & Grayshott): about 1,389 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.