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Housing in RG4 9LS

What the homes in RG4 9LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sonning Common & Kidmore End
Council
South Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,402 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (54.7%). Flats make up 2.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RG4 9LSEngland
Detached54.7%22.9%
Semi-detached40.8%31.5%
Terraced2.1%23%
Purpose-built flat1.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

87.7% of households in the RG4 9LS area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 55% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

RG4 9LS
88%
England
  • Owned87.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented8.7%20.5%
  • Social rented3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG4 9LSEngland
Owned outright55%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association2.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 21.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG4 9LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (20.5%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

RG4 9LSEngland
Living alone, under 666.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%12.8%
Couple, no children19.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over20.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Oxfordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Oxfordshire (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South OxfordshireEngland
All homes£1,402£1,459
One bedroom£1,042£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,292£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,615£1,489
Four or more£2,327£2,161
Detached£2,026£1,640
Semi-detached£1,553£1,449
Terraced£1,330£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,171£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 9LS (Sonning Common & Kidmore End) (about 1,402 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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