Housing in RG30 2BD
What the homes in RG30 2BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southcote
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,160 (2024)
RG30 2BDReading
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (51.7%). Flats make up 52.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
50.7% of households in the RG30 2BD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 20.1% own outright and 30.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented26.4%20.5%
- Social rented20.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.4% 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 (24.2%). 25.4% 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 RG30 2BD (Southcote) (about 2,160 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.