Housing in GU8 5RF
What the homes in GU8 5RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheelerstreet, Wormley & Hambledon
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,333 (2024)
GU8 5RFGodalming
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.8%). Flats make up 15.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU8 5RF area is broadly in line with that, at 60.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.5% of households against 20.5%. 27.2% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented7.5%20.5%
- Social rented29.8%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 2.5 people living in it. 25.2% 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 25.1%. 33.6% 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 5RF sits in (Wheelerstreet, Wormley & Hambledon): about 1,333 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.