Housing in GU6 8GB
What the homes in GU6 8GB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranleigh
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,859 (2024)
GU6 8GBCranleigh
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (32.6%). Flats make up 36.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
48.5% of households in the GU6 8GB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 28.6% own outright and 20% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.3%1%
- Private rented10.7%20.5%
- Social rented37.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.5%). 23.6% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU6 8GB (Cranleigh) (about 1,859 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.