Housing in GU34 2LY
What the homes in GU34 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Alton Westbrooke & Eastbrooke
- Council
- East Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
GU34 2LYAlton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.4%). Flats make up 21.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU34 2LY area is well below that, at 35%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.2% of households against 20.5%. 17.1% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned35%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.2%20.5%
- Social rented55.8%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 2.6 people living in it. 24.3% 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 21.3%. 33.6% 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 GU34 2LY sits in (Alton Westbrooke & Eastbrooke): about 1,515 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.