Housing in RG2 0DU
What the homes in RG2 0DU 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
- 1,905 (2024)
RG2 0DUReading
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.7%). Flats make up 33.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
35% of households in the RG2 0DU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.3% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned35%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented35.3%20.5%
- Social rented28.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.4%). 25% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG2 0DU (Kennet Island & Green Park) (about 1,905 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.