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Housing in RG8 7BD

What the homes in RG8 7BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Streatley & Pangbourne
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,589 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (55.3%). Flats make up 24.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RG8 7BDEngland
Detached55.3%22.9%
Semi-detached15.3%31.5%
Terraced4%23%
Purpose-built flat16.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73% of households in the RG8 7BD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 45.8% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.

RG8 7BD
73%
22%
England
  • Owned73%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented22.1%20.5%
  • Social rented3.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG8 7BDEngland
Owned outright45.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.1%18.2%
Other private rented6%2.2%
From the council0.2%8.3%
From a housing association3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG8 7BDEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.5%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.

RG8 7BDEngland
Living alone, under 6610.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children22.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 RG8 7BD (Streatley & Pangbourne) (about 1,589 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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