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Housing in RG18 9UJ

What the homes in RG18 9UJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hermitage & Cold Ash
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,366 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.2%). Flats make up 7.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RG18 9UJEngland
Detached55.2%22.9%
Semi-detached21.2%31.5%
Terraced15.5%23%
Purpose-built flat6.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.6% of households in the RG18 9UJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 30.6% own outright and 40% with a mortgage.

RG18 9UJ
71%
15%
England
  • Owned70.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3%1%
  • Private rented14.6%20.5%
  • Social rented11.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG18 9UJEngland
Owned outright30.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association11.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 17.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG18 9UJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (32.2%). 38.8% of households include dependent children.

RG18 9UJEngland
Living alone, under 669.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children32.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 RG18 9UJ (Hermitage & Cold Ash) (about 2,366 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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