Housing in KT16 8LY
What the homes in KT16 8LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chertsey
- Council
- Runnymede
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,471 (2024)
KT16 8LYChertsey
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (32.5%). Flats make up 35.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the KT16 8LY area is broadly in line with that, at 68.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.4% of households against 20.5%. 28.1% own outright and 40.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented21.4%20.5%
- Social rented8.4%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.9%. 27.4% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood KT16 8LY sits in (Chertsey): about 1,471 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.