Residential dwellings
26,421
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
RG1 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,654/month · Gross yield 6.4% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is RG1?
RG1: residential dwellings 26,421.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 12,317
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.6%
- HMO-shaped units
- 8.0%
- EPC A or B
- 21%
- EPC D or worse
- 42%
What does RG1 earn?
RG1: asking rent £1,654/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 2,876 lets).
Asking rent
£1,654/month 12 months to Sep 2026
2,876 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,876 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
6.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
6,102 lets
+8.7% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,102 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
1,908 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does RG1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in RG1 runs from £1,138/month for 1 bedroom to £3,696/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,138/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -3.1% on the previous 12 months | 2506 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,578/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2% on the previous 12 months | 1910 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,773/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +6.2% on the previous 12 months | 392 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,275/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 253 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £3,696/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 479 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns RG1?
Corporate landlords hold 84% of the 1,492 units in RG1 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords84% of classified · 1,248 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)11% of classified · 158 units
- Housing associations3.5% of classified · 52 units
- RMC2.1% of classified · 32 units
- Offshore companies0.1% of classified · 1 units
- RTM0.1% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
How does RG1 compare?
HMO-shaped dwellings runs from 0.0% to 0.3% across 7 neighbours of RG1.
Where next from RG1?
- ReadingThe wider market this area sits in.
- RG2Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,554/m² · Sep 2026
- RG30Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,854/m² · Sep 2026
- RG4Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,676/m² · Sep 2026
- RG6Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,315/m² · Sep 2026
- RG5Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,603/m² · Sep 2026
- RG7Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,389/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about RG1
- What is the average rent in RG1?
- Homes to let in RG1 asked a median £1,654/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,876 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in RG1?
- 6.4% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,102 lets. +8.7% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in RG1?
- RG1 has 26,421 homes, 0.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about RG1
- Property values in RG1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in RG1Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in RG1What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in RG1What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in RG1Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in RG1What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in RG1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,876 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 6,102 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |