Housing in GU9 8PG
What the homes in GU9 8PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnham Shortheath
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
GU9 8PGFarnham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (47.2%). Flats make up 23.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU9 8PG area is broadly in line with that, at 56.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.3% of households against 20.5%. 27.1% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented16.3%20.5%
- Social rented26.6%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 2.4 people living in it. 29.7% 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 24.1%. 33.3% 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 GU9 8PG sits in (Farnham Shortheath): about 1,591 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.