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Housing in RG42 2PR

What the homes in RG42 2PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wick Hill
Council
Bracknell Forest
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,789 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (45.4%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

RG42 2PREngland
Detached45.4%22.9%
Semi-detached18.3%31.5%
Terraced23.2%23%
Purpose-built flat12.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.7% of households in the RG42 2PR area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 25.7% own outright and 49% with a mortgage.

RG42 2PR
75%
15%
England
  • Owned74.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.1%1%
  • Private rented15%20.5%
  • Social rented7.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG42 2PREngland
Owned outright25.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan49%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association5.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG42 2PREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.6%). 32.7% of households include dependent children.

RG42 2PREngland
Living alone, under 6617.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6%12.8%
Couple, no children23.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bracknell Forest

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bracknell Forest (August 2026, +1.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Bracknell ForestEngland
All homes£1,462£1,459
One bedroom£1,067£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,345£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,643£1,489
Four or more£2,371£2,161
Detached£2,193£1,640
Semi-detached£1,626£1,449
Terraced£1,422£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,178£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG42 2PR (Wick Hill) (about 1,789 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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