Housing in GU6 8LY
What the homes in GU6 8LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranleigh
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,234 (2024)
GU6 8LYCranleigh
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (31%). Flats make up 30%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU6 8LY area is broadly in line with that, at 55%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.3% of households against 20.5%. 30.8% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned55%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.1%1%
- Private rented25.3%20.5%
- Social rented13.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24.2%. 19.8% 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 GU6 8LY sits in (Cranleigh): about 2,234 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.