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Housing in GU34 2HS

What the homes in GU34 2HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Alton Ashdell, Whitedown & Amery
Council
East Hampshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,213 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (32%). Flats make up 23.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

GU34 2HSEngland
Detached17.9%22.9%
Semi-detached32%31.5%
Terraced26.6%23%
Purpose-built flat22.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU34 2HS area is above that, at 81.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.7% of households against 20.5%. 44.7% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.

GU34 2HS
82%
16%
England
  • Owned81.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented15.7%20.5%
  • Social rented1.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

GU34 2HSEngland
Owned outright44.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association1.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GU34 2HSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.8%. 23.1% of households include dependent children.

GU34 2HSEngland
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children19.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

East HampshireEngland
All homes£1,262£1,459
One bedroom£901£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,180£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,483£1,489
Four or more£1,977£2,161
Detached£1,749£1,640
Semi-detached£1,425£1,449
Terraced£1,282£1,435
Flat or maisonette£994£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood GU34 2HS sits in (Alton Ashdell, Whitedown & Amery): about 1,213 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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