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Housing in RG1 3JS

What the homes in RG1 3JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Palmer Park
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,347 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (63.1%). Flats make up 27.4%, above the 22.2% across England.

RG1 3JSEngland
Detached4.2%22.9%
Semi-detached5.3%31.5%
Terraced63.1%23%
Purpose-built flat21.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.7% of households in the RG1 3JS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.3% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.

RG1 3JS
42%
40%
17%
England
  • Owned41.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented39.8%20.5%
  • Social rented16.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG1 3JSEngland
Owned outright13.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36%18.2%
Other private rented3.8%2.2%
From the council4.7%8.3%
From a housing association12.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG1 3JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.1%). 28.9% of households include dependent children.

RG1 3JSEngland
Living alone, under 6621.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Reading

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Reading (August 2026, +1.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ReadingEngland
All homes£1,574£1,459
One bedroom£1,116£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,393£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,671£1,489
Four or more£2,353£2,161
Detached£2,172£1,640
Semi-detached£1,755£1,449
Terraced£1,607£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,272£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG1 3JS (Palmer Park) (about 2,347 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.

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