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Housing in RG8 7BX

What the homes in RG8 7BX 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
1,796 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39%). Flats make up 16.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

RG8 7BXEngland
Detached13.6%22.9%
Semi-detached39%31.5%
Terraced31.2%23%
Purpose-built flat13.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.4% of households in the RG8 7BX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.6% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.

RG8 7BX
69%
18%
England
  • Owned69.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented18.1%20.5%
  • Social rented11.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG8 7BXEngland
Owned outright40.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association10.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG8 7BXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

RG8 7BXEngland
Living alone, under 6614.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.9%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 7BX (Streatley & Pangbourne) (about 1,796 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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