Housing in GU8 4RT
What the homes in GU8 4RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ewhurst & Chiddingfold
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,341 (2024)
GU8 4RTGodalming
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (45.4%). Flats make up 4.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU8 4RT area is above that, at 83.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.6% of households against 20.5%. 44.3% own outright and 38.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented7.6%20.5%
- Social rented8.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 17.7% 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 33.2%. 38.1% 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 4RT sits in (Ewhurst & Chiddingfold): about 1,341 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.