Housing in GU4 8BA
What the homes in GU4 8BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shalford & Wanborough
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,862 (2024)
GU4 8BAGuildford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (40.5%). Flats make up 21%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU4 8BA area is broadly in line with that, at 61.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.9% of households against 20.5%. 25.9% own outright and 35.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.5%1%
- Private rented11.9%20.5%
- Social rented21.5%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. 31.1% 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 22.3%. 29% 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 8BA sits in (Shalford & Wanborough): about 1,862 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.