Housing in GU7 2LT
What the homes in GU7 2LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Godalming South
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,840 (2024)
GU7 2LTGodalming
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (35.1%). Flats make up 27.4%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU7 2LT area is below that, at 49.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.6% of households against 20.5%. 24.1% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented16.6%20.5%
- Social rented33.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 30.7% 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%. 29.3% 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 GU7 2LT sits in (Godalming South): about 1,840 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.