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Housing in RG1 3UJ

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

Neighbourhood
Kennet Island & Green Park
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,371 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.7%). Flats make up 45.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

RG1 3UJEngland
Detached4.8%22.9%
Semi-detached20.6%31.5%
Terraced28.9%23%
Purpose-built flat44.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.1% of households in the RG1 3UJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 6% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.

RG1 3UJ
40%
36%
16%
England
  • Owned40.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership7.9%1%
  • Private rented35.9%20.5%
  • Social rented16%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG1 3UJEngland
Owned outright6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association13.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG1 3UJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.2%). 34.6% of households include dependent children.

RG1 3UJEngland
Living alone, under 6627.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.5%12.8%
Couple, no children20.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.4%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 3UJ (Kennet Island & Green Park) (about 2,371 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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