Housing in RG7 5BA
What the homes in RG7 5BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Theale & Beenham
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
RG7 5BAReading
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.5%). Flats make up 38.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.9% of households in the RG7 5BA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 24.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.3%1%
- Private rented15.5%20.5%
- Social rented35.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.5%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in West Berkshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Berkshire (August 2026, +5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG7 5BA (Theale & Beenham) (about 1,592 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.