Housing in RG20 9LY
What the homes in RG20 9LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newbury Central & Greenham
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,166 (2024)
RG20 9LYNewbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.5%). Flats make up 85.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
30.3% of households in the RG20 9LY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 50.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.6% own outright and 13.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.8%1%
- Private rented50.6%20.5%
- Social rented15.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 46.7% 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 (34.4%). 20.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG20 9LY (Newbury Central & Greenham) (about 1,166 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.