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Housing in RG40 5PF

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

Neighbourhood
Wokingham East
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,977 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (36.6%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RG40 5PFEngland
Detached36.6%22.9%
Semi-detached28%31.5%
Terraced24.4%23%
Purpose-built flat10.5%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

72.8% of households in the RG40 5PF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 26.8% own outright and 46% with a mortgage.

RG40 5PF
73%
14%
England
  • Owned72.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.6%1%
  • Private rented13.9%20.5%
  • Social rented8.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG40 5PFEngland
Owned outright26.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan46%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association6.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG40 5PFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.2%). 36.2% of households include dependent children.

RG40 5PFEngland
Living alone, under 6617.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.5%12.8%
Couple, no children20.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 5PF (Wokingham East) (about 2,977 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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