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Housing in RG40 2NN

What the homes in RG40 2NN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wokingham West & South
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,738 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (41%). Flats make up 22.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RG40 2NNEngland
Detached41%22.9%
Semi-detached19.9%31.5%
Terraced16.2%23%
Purpose-built flat18.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.1% of households in the RG40 2NN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 32.7% own outright and 37.4% with a mortgage.

RG40 2NN
70%
22%
England
  • Owned70.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented21.8%20.5%
  • Social rented7.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG40 2NNEngland
Owned outright32.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council4.4%8.3%
From a housing association3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG40 2NNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.8%). 27.7% of households include dependent children.

RG40 2NNEngland
Living alone, under 6617.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%12.8%
Couple, no children17.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11%9.2%
Sharers and other households7%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 RG40 2NN (Wokingham West & South) (about 1,738 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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