Housing in RG8 8RD
What the homes in RG8 8RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hermitage & Cold Ash
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
RG8 8RDReading
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (44.7%). Flats make up 6.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.6% of households in the RG8 8RD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.1% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented32.8%20.5%
- Social rented14.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.1%). 30.1% 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 8RD (Hermitage & Cold Ash) (about 1,532 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.