Housing in KT16 8RT
What the homes in KT16 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thorpe
- Council
- Runnymede
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are caravan or mobile home (40%). Flats make up 24.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the KT16 8RT area is above that, at 78.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.3% of households against 20.5%. 60.4% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented18.3%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%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 1.8 people living in it. 46.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 26.2%. 11% 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 8RT sits in (Thorpe): about 1,535 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.