Renting in Guildford

Average Rent in Guildford

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The average rent in Guildford is £1,600/mo, with 2,210 live listings across 6 portals from £490/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Guildford rental appears.

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Renting in Guildford

What it costs to rent in Guildford

Guildford currently has 2,210 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,600 a month. 53 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 37% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is GU11 at around £1,050/mo, while GU3 sits nearer £2,700/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Guildford rental market at a glance

2,210

Active rentals in Guildford

£1,600/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Guildford

Median monthly rent, based on 2,210 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,195/mo	754
2 bed	£1,850/mo	498
3 bed	£2,300/mo	281
4+ bed	£3,297/mo	281
Room	£785/mo	183

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Guildford rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Guildford. Latest: £1,698/mo (Mar 26, +5.0% YoY).

Latest

£1,698

Mar 26

Annual

+5.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,389

Apr 21

Total change

+22%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Guildford pay goes on rent?

Renters in Guildford spend an estimated 51% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,698/mo

£20,376/yr

Median pay

£39,985/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

51%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Guildford

Most Guildford homes sit in Band D. The weighted average works out close to Band D–E across 62,230 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

4.45

≈ Band D–E

Stock

62k

62,230 properties

A
4%2,290
B
6%3,510
C
20%12,700
D
27%16,890
E
17%10,580
F
11%6,850
G
12%7,560
H
3%1,850

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Guildford

64% of Guildford premises can already get full-fibre and 81% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

64%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

81%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

441 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
64%
Gigabit-capable
81%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Guildford), July 2025, covering 58,491 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Guildford homes

47% of Guildford homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

47%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

53%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

52k

51,758 EPCs

A
1%444
B
11%5,505
C
36%18,384
D
37%19,166
E
13%6,650
F
3%1,320
G
1%289

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Guildford. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Guildford

7 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Guildford centroid. The five closest:

1
Surrey Maths School
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · GU1 4QU
0.11 mi
2
Sandfield Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · GU1 4DT
0.16 mi
3
St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · GU2 4YD
0.54 mi
4
Guildford County School
Secondary · Academy converter · GU2 4LU
0.55 mi
5
Pewley Down Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · GU1 3PT
0.58 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Guildford centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Guildford

Flats & apartments

976

56% of listings

Houses

581

33% of listings

Rooms

183

10% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Guildford — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 39% of the 590 houses currently advertised in Guildford.

Semi-detached
39%233
Terraced
32%189
Other house
16%93
Detached
11%66
Bungalow
2%9

Rent by postcode

Where Guildford rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,499 live listings in 10 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Guildford

1GU3£2,700/mo21 rentals
2GU1£1,700/mo762 rentals
3GU12£1,650/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Guildford

1GU11£1,050/mo5 rentals
2GU5£1,095/mo3 rentals
3GU14£1,350/mo4 rentals

Features · Guildford

Garden, parking, and floor area in Guildford

Live signal across 2,210 Guildford rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

92%

of 626 Guildford listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

92%

of 702 Guildford listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£3.14 /sqft

Median 685 sqft across 320 Guildford listings that publish floor area.

Area safety

Safety in Guildford

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Guildford has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 12 of 12 postcode districts analysed, the median was 6 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Guildford is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

6 crimes per area (median)
12 of 12 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Guildford ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Guildford

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Burpham has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Guildford.

Onslow Village
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (100) · pop. ~5,000
58
per 1k
Burpham
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (24) · pop. ~11,000
6.0
per 1k
Park Barn
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (39) · pop. ~6,000
19
per 1k
Merrow
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (16) · pop. ~8,000
6.0
per 1k
Shalford
Typical for city
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (10) · pop. ~4,000
7.3
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Guildford listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Guildford.

Rightmove

1436

OpenRent

232

OnTheMarket

183

SpareRoom

183

PrimeLocation

150

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Guildford — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Guildford?

The median rent in Guildford is £1600/month based on 2210 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Guildford?

There are currently 2210 rental properties available in Guildford, with 53 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Guildford safe for renters?

Guildford has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 6 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Guildford?

The most commonly reported crime category in Guildford is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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