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Housing in RG40 5BA

What the homes in RG40 5BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wokingham Town
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,120 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (40.6%). Flats make up 45.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

RG40 5BAEngland
Detached28.8%22.9%
Semi-detached14%31.5%
Terraced12.1%23%
Purpose-built flat40.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.6% of households in the RG40 5BA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 48.7% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.

RG40 5BA
72%
18%
England
  • Owned71.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.2%1%
  • Private rented17.9%20.5%
  • Social rented8.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG40 5BAEngland
Owned outright48.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council5.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG40 5BAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (30.1%). 15.2% of households include dependent children.

RG40 5BAEngland
Living alone, under 6613.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over30.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.8%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 RG40 5BA (Wokingham Town) (about 2,120 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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