Housing in KT16 8BY
What the homes in KT16 8BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chertsey
- Council
- Runnymede
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,264 (2024)
KT16 8BYChertsey
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.9%). Flats make up 34.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
59.1% of households in the KT16 8BY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 17.3% own outright and 41.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented21.4%20.5%
- Social rented18.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (22.9%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Runnymede
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Runnymede (August 2026, −0.7% 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 KT16 8BY (Chertsey) (about 2,264 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.