Housing in GU3 3LY
What the homes in GU3 3LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
GU3 3LYGuildford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (58.1%). Flats make up 5.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU3 3LY area is well above that, at 87.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10% of households against 20.5%. 53.3% own outright and 34% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented10%20.5%
- Social rented2.2%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 2.3 people living in it. 25.7% 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 20.1%. 23% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood GU3 3LY sits in (Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street): about 1,508 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.