Housing in GU5 0BB
What the homes in GU5 0BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,727 (2024)
GU5 0BBGuildford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (32%). Flats make up 23.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU5 0BB area is broadly in line with that, at 56.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.6% of households against 20.5%. 30.4% own outright and 25.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented26.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.4% 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 20.1%. 24.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Waverley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Waverley, August 2026, −2% 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 GU5 0BB sits in (Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green): about 1,727 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.