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Housing in RG31 4RD

What the homes in RG31 4RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Calcot North & Little Heath
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,711 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.1%). Flats make up 21.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RG31 4RDEngland
Detached10.2%22.9%
Semi-detached56.1%31.5%
Terraced11.8%23%
Purpose-built flat20.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.9% of households in the RG31 4RD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 22.9% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.

RG31 4RD
48%
41%
England
  • Owned47.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented10%20.5%
  • Social rented41.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG31 4RDEngland
Owned outright22.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council3.2%8.3%
From a housing association38.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG31 4RDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.3%). 31.6% of households include dependent children.

RG31 4RDEngland
Living alone, under 6611.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%12.8%
Couple, no children12.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Berkshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Berkshire (August 2026, +5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West BerkshireEngland
All homes£1,338£1,459
One bedroom£936£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,216£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,511£1,489
Four or more£2,195£2,161
Detached£2,011£1,640
Semi-detached£1,447£1,449
Terraced£1,272£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,104£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG31 4RD (Calcot North & Little Heath) (about 1,711 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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