Housing in GU8 4PY
What the homes in GU8 4PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ewhurst & Chiddingfold
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,096 (2024)
GU8 4PYGodalming
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (39.4%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU8 4PY area is broadly in line with that, at 66.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.3% of households against 20.5%. 33.5% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented13.3%20.5%
- Social rented18%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.4% 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 25.3%. 28.7% 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 GU8 4PY sits in (Ewhurst & Chiddingfold): about 1,096 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.