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Housing in RG7 5PU

What the homes in RG7 5PU 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
1,238 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (49.2%). Flats make up 14.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

RG7 5PUEngland
Detached49.2%22.9%
Semi-detached28.1%31.5%
Terraced8.2%23%
Purpose-built flat11.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.5% of households in the RG7 5PU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.1% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

RG7 5PU
69%
15%
13%
England
  • Owned69.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented15.4%20.5%
  • Social rented13.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG7 5PUEngland
Owned outright34.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.4%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association12.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 20.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG7 5PUEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.9%). 27.6% of households include dependent children.

RG7 5PUEngland
Living alone, under 6612.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.5%12.8%
Couple, no children22.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

West BerkshireEngland
All homes£1,338£1,459
One bedroom£936£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,216£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,511£1,489
Four or more£2,195£2,161
Detached£2,011£1,640
Semi-detached£1,447£1,449
Terraced£1,272£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,104£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG7 5PU (Theale & Beenham) (about 1,238 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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