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Housing in GU7 3JE

What the homes in GU7 3JE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Farncombe
Council
Waverley
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,793 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (27.6%). Flats make up 34%, well above the 22.2% across England.

GU7 3JEEngland
Detached10.9%22.9%
Semi-detached27.6%31.5%
Terraced27.5%23%
Purpose-built flat26.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.8% of households in the GU7 3JE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 27.9% own outright and 28% with a mortgage.

GU7 3JE
56%
22%
22%
England
  • Owned55.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented21.7%20.5%
  • Social rented22.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

GU7 3JEEngland
Owned outright27.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council21.8%8.3%
From a housing association0.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

GU7 3JEEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.1%). 20.9% of households include dependent children.

GU7 3JEEngland
Living alone, under 6622.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%7.7%
Rents

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.

WaverleyEngland
All homes£1,459£1,459
One bedroom£1,057£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,354£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,634£1,489
Four or more£2,360£2,161
Detached£2,128£1,640
Semi-detached£1,553£1,449
Terraced£1,407£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,194£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU7 3JE (Farncombe) (about 1,793 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.

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