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Housing in RG8 9AE

What the homes in RG8 9AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hagbourne, Moreton & Cholsey
Council
South Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,676 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (37%). Flats make up 20.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RG8 9AEEngland
Detached37%22.9%
Semi-detached29.9%31.5%
Terraced12.1%23%
Purpose-built flat17.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.9% of households in the RG8 9AE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.5% own outright and 28.4% with a mortgage.

RG8 9AE
70%
17%
England
  • Owned69.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented16.8%20.5%
  • Social rented11.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG8 9AEEngland
Owned outright41.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association10.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG8 9AEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.2%). 24.8% of households include dependent children.

RG8 9AEEngland
Living alone, under 669.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Oxfordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Oxfordshire (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South OxfordshireEngland
All homes£1,402£1,459
One bedroom£1,042£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,292£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,615£1,489
Four or more£2,327£2,161
Detached£2,026£1,640
Semi-detached£1,553£1,449
Terraced£1,330£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,171£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 9AE (Hagbourne, Moreton & Cholsey) (about 1,676 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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