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Housing in GU4 7DL

What the homes in GU4 7DL 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
1,678 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (71.1%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

GU4 7DLEngland
Detached1.8%22.9%
Semi-detached71.1%31.5%
Terraced12.6%23%
Purpose-built flat10.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU4 7DL area is below that, at 48.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.8% of households against 20.5%. 19.6% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.

GU4 7DL
49%
38%
England
  • Owned48.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented11.8%20.5%
  • Social rented38%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

GU4 7DLEngland
Owned outright19.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council36.7%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GU4 7DLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 30.2%. 39.1% of households include dependent children.

GU4 7DLEngland
Living alone, under 6616.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children7.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

GuildfordEngland
All homes£1,736£1,459
One bedroom£1,185£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,541£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,866£1,489
Four or more£2,527£2,161
Detached£2,500£1,640
Semi-detached£1,924£1,449
Terraced£1,749£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,371£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood GU4 7DL sits in (Burpham North & Merrow East): about 1,678 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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