Housing in GU47 8LY
What the homes in GU47 8LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Crowthorne South
- Council
- Bracknell Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,178 (2024)
GU47 8LYSandhurst
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (41.1%). Flats make up 14.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU47 8LY area is well above that, at 89.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.6% of households against 20.5%. 51.9% own outright and 37.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.6%20.5%
- Social rented1.4%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. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.3%. 22.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bracknell Forest
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bracknell Forest, August 2026, +1.7% 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 GU47 8LY sits in (Crowthorne South): about 1,178 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.