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Housing in RG8 9EJ

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

Neighbourhood
Goring, Woodcote & Whitchurch
Council
South Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,586 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (65.2%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

RG8 9EJEngland
Detached65.2%22.9%
Semi-detached14%31.5%
Terraced10%23%
Purpose-built flat4.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.6% of households in the RG8 9EJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 58.5% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.

RG8 9EJ
85%
14%
England
  • Owned84.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented13.7%20.5%
  • Social rented1.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG8 9EJEngland
Owned outright58.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG8 9EJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (23.2%). 20.1% of households include dependent children.

RG8 9EJEngland
Living alone, under 668.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.8%12.8%
Couple, no children15.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over23.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 9EJ (Goring, Woodcote & Whitchurch) (about 1,586 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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