Housing in GU8 5JS
What the homes in GU8 5JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Elstead & Milford
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,247 (2024)
GU8 5JSGodalming
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (28.6%). Flats make up 33.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU8 5JS area is broadly in line with that, at 61.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.5% of households against 20.5%. 35.3% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented11.5%20.5%
- Social rented26%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 2.1 people living in it. 41.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 26.7%. 21.8% 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 GU8 5JS sits in (Elstead & Milford): about 1,247 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.