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Housing in RG17 7DB

What the homes in RG17 7DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lambourn & Great Shefford
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,424 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (52.4%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RG17 7DBEngland
Detached52.4%22.9%
Semi-detached30.9%31.5%
Terraced14.7%23%
Purpose-built flat1.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.9% of households in the RG17 7DB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.7% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.

RG17 7DB
70%
17%
12%
England
  • Owned69.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented17.2%20.5%
  • Social rented12.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG17 7DBEngland
Owned outright40.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%18.2%
Other private rented4.7%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association11.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG17 7DBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.2%). 22% of households include dependent children.

RG17 7DBEngland
Living alone, under 6610.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.4%12.8%
Couple, no children24.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Berkshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Berkshire (August 2026, +5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West BerkshireEngland
All homes£1,338£1,459
One bedroom£936£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,216£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,511£1,489
Four or more£2,195£2,161
Detached£2,011£1,640
Semi-detached£1,447£1,449
Terraced£1,272£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,104£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG17 7DB (Lambourn & Great Shefford) (about 1,424 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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