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Housing in RG21 5UE

What the homes in RG21 5UE 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
1,774 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.6%). Flats make up 18.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

RG21 5UEEngland
Detached2.6%22.9%
Semi-detached43.6%31.5%
Terraced35.4%23%
Purpose-built flat12.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.1% of households in the RG21 5UE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 20% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.

RG21 5UE
51%
14%
32%
England
  • Owned51.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.8%1%
  • Private rented14.4%20.5%
  • Social rented31.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG21 5UEEngland
Owned outright20%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.4%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association30.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 24.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG21 5UEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.8%). 30.7% of households include dependent children.

RG21 5UEEngland
Living alone, under 6614.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

Basingstoke and DeaneEngland
All homes£1,309£1,459
One bedroom£930£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,210£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,466£1,489
Four or more£2,065£2,161
Detached£1,871£1,640
Semi-detached£1,430£1,449
Terraced£1,302£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,068£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG21 5UE (Houndmills & Oakridge) (about 1,774 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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