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Housing in RG30 2UD

What the homes in RG30 2UD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Battle & Caversham Bridge
Council
Reading
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,210 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (69.3%). Flats make up 17.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

RG30 2UDEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached8.9%31.5%
Terraced69.3%23%
Purpose-built flat7.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.3% of households in the RG30 2UD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 49.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.9% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.

RG30 2UD
46%
49%
England
  • Owned46.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented49.5%20.5%
  • Social rented3.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG30 2UDEngland
Owned outright15.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG30 2UDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.7%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

RG30 2UDEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

ReadingEngland
All homes£1,574£1,459
One bedroom£1,116£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,393£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,671£1,489
Four or more£2,353£2,161
Detached£2,172£1,640
Semi-detached£1,755£1,449
Terraced£1,607£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,272£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG30 2UD (Battle & Caversham Bridge) (about 2,210 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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