Housing in KT12 1GU
What the homes in KT12 1GU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walton Hersham Road
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,790 (2024)
KT12 1GUWalton-on-Thames
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (71.4%). Flats make up 17.8%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
80.6% of households in the KT12 1GU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 45.8% own outright and 34.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented17.2%20.5%
- Social rented1.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 20.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31.9%). 34.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Elmbridge
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Elmbridge (August 2026, +2.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KT12 1GU (Walton Hersham Road) (about 1,790 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.