Housing in RG21 5RG
What the homes in RG21 5RG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Houndmills & Oakridge
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,984 (2024)
RG21 5RGBasingstoke
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (53.8%). Flats make up 27.8%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.1% of households in the RG21 5RG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 12.4% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.3%1%
- Private rented14.1%20.5%
- Social rented49.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 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 (17.9%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Basingstoke and Deane
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Basingstoke and Deane (August 2026, +1.5% 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 RG21 5RG (Houndmills & Oakridge) (about 1,984 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.