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Housing in RG5 3DW

What the homes in RG5 3DW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Woodley South
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,801 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.7%). Flats make up 26.9%, above the 22.2% across England.

RG5 3DWEngland
Detached15%22.9%
Semi-detached38.7%31.5%
Terraced19.4%23%
Purpose-built flat22.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.1% of households in the RG5 3DW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.3% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.

RG5 3DW
43%
12%
43%
England
  • Owned43.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented42.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG5 3DWEngland
Owned outright20.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council36.4%8.3%
From a housing association6.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG5 3DWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.1%). 31.4% of households include dependent children.

RG5 3DWEngland
Living alone, under 6617.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%12.8%
Couple, no children9.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.5%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 RG5 3DW (Woodley South) (about 1,801 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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