Housing in RG30 6UP
What the homes in RG30 6UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Norcot North
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,003 (2024)
RG30 6UPReading
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (32.1%). Flats make up 31%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
42.8% of households in the RG30 6UP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.2% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented28.7%20.5%
- Social rented28.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.4%). 30.8% 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 6UP (Norcot North) (about 2,003 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.