Housing in GU8 6LE
What the homes in GU8 6LE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Elstead & Milford
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,186 (2024)
GU8 6LEGodalming
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU8 6LE area is broadly in line with that, at 60%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.4% of households against 20.5%. 36.8% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned60%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented14.4%20.5%
- Social rented24.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 36.4% 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 20.6%. 21.9% 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 6LE sits in (Elstead & Milford): about 1,186 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.