Housing in RG8 8ED
What the homes in RG8 8ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Purley on Thames
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
RG8 8EDReading
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (47.7%). Flats make up 16.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
81.4% of households in the RG8 8ED area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 47.1% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented2.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (19.3%). 19.9% 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 RG8 8ED (Purley on Thames) (about 1,704 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.