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Housing in RG5 4QA

What the homes in RG5 4QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sonning & Woodley North
Council
Wokingham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,568 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.2%). Flats make up 13.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

RG5 4QAEngland
Detached20.3%22.9%
Semi-detached31.2%31.5%
Terraced35.2%23%
Purpose-built flat10.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.7% of households in the RG5 4QA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.7% own outright and 39% with a mortgage.

RG5 4QA
80%
15%
England
  • Owned79.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented15.1%20.5%
  • Social rented4.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG5 4QAEngland
Owned outright40.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG5 4QAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.8%). 33.7% of households include dependent children.

RG5 4QAEngland
Living alone, under 6611.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%12.8%
Couple, no children12.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 4QA (Sonning & Woodley North) (about 1,568 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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