Housing in KT6 5LB
What the homes in KT6 5LB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Long Ditton
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,342 (2024)
KT6 5LBSurbiton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (59.7%). Flats make up 22.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the KT6 5LB area is above that, at 80.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.5% of households against 20.5%. 40.9% own outright and 39.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.5%20.5%
- Social rented7.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.1% 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 29%. 32.8% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood KT6 5LB sits in (Long Ditton): about 1,342 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.