Housing in GU4 7BE
What the homes in GU4 7BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Burpham North & Merrow East
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,501 (2024)
GU4 7BEGuildford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (40.9%). Flats make up 13.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU4 7BE area is above that, at 77%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.2% of households against 20.5%. 40.7% own outright and 36.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned77%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented19.2%20.5%
- Social rented3.1%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 2.3 people living in it. 25.9% 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 22.4%. 28.2% 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 GU4 7BE sits in (Burpham North & Merrow East): about 1,501 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.