Housing in GU9 8RB
What the homes in GU9 8RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Farnham Shortheath
- Council
- Waverley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,501 (2024)
GU9 8RBFarnham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (57.4%). Flats make up 8.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the GU9 8RB area is above that, at 85.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.6% of households against 20.5%. 42.3% own outright and 43.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented9.6%20.5%
- Social rented4.5%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 2.7 people living in it. 22.1% 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 35.8%. 39.2% 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 8RB sits in (Farnham Shortheath): about 1,501 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.