Housing in KT8 9HQ
What the homes in KT8 9HQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- East Molesey
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
KT8 9HQWest Molesey
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.2%). Flats make up 61.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.4% of households in the KT8 9HQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.2%1%
- Private rented31.3%20.5%
- Social rented3.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (23.1%). 20% 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 KT8 9HQ (East Molesey) (about 1,744 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.