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Housing in RG4 6GL

What the homes in RG4 6GL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sonning & Woodley North
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,599 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (52.9%). Flats make up 9.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RG4 6GLEngland
Detached52.9%22.9%
Semi-detached25.4%31.5%
Terraced11.3%23%
Purpose-built flat7.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.2% of households in the RG4 6GL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 37.7% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.

RG4 6GL
74%
13%
12%
England
  • Owned74.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented13%20.5%
  • Social rented12.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG4 6GLEngland
Owned outright37.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council10.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG4 6GLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.9%). 25.6% of households include dependent children.

RG4 6GLEngland
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Wokingham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wokingham (August 2026, +1.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WokinghamEngland
All homes£1,466£1,459
One bedroom£1,054£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,345£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,646£1,489
Four or more£2,300£2,161
Detached£2,120£1,640
Semi-detached£1,679£1,449
Terraced£1,401£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,206£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG4 6GL (Sonning & Woodley North) (about 1,599 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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