Residential dwellings
8,434
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
RG8 rents and yields
Asking rent £2,092/month · Gross yield 3.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is RG8?
RG8: residential dwellings 8,434.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.3%
RG8 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 8 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
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
- 8,042
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.1%
- HMO-shaped units
- 28%
- EPC A or B
- 11%
- EPC D or worse
- 61%
What does RG8 earn?
RG8: asking rent £2,092/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 99 lets).
Asking rent
£2,092/month 12 months to Sep 2026
99 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, 99 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
197 lets
+11.6% 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, 197 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
78 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.
Who owns RG8?
Corporate landlords hold 71% of the 268 units in RG8 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords71% of classified · 189 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)19% of classified · 51 units
- Housing associations8.6% of classified · 23 units
- RMC1.5% of classified · 4 units
- Offshore companies0.4% 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.
Where does RG8 rank?
RG8 ranks 2nd of 8 postcode districts in West Berkshire for asking rent, at £2,092/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in West Berkshire
RG8 ranks 2nd of 8 postcode districts in West Berkshire for asking rent, at £2,092/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RG20 | £2,108/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 110 | measured |
| 2 | RG8 | £2,092/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 99 | measured |
| 3 | RG18 | £2,011/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 73 | indicative |
| 4 | RG7 | £1,797/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 182 | measured |
| 5 | RG31 | £1,428/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 177 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in West Berkshire
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in West Berkshire
RG8 ranks 8th of 8 postcode districts in West Berkshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RG14 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,155 | measured |
| 2 | RG30 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,067 | measured |
| 3 | RG31 | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 280 | measured |
| 4 | RG18 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 98 | measured |
| 5 | RG17 | 3.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 123 | measured |
| 8 | RG8 | 3.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 197 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in West Berkshire
Where next from RG8?
- West BerkshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- RG14Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,943/m² · Sep 2026
- RG17Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,516/m² · Sep 2026
- RG18Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,610/m² · Sep 2026
- RG20Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,338/m² · Sep 2026
- RG30Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,854/m² · Sep 2026
- RG31Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,845/m² · Sep 2026
- RG7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,389/m² · Sep 2026
- OX10Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,384/m² · Sep 2026
- OX11Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,105/m² · Sep 2026
- RG4Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,676/m² · Sep 2026
- RG9Next door, in another authority · Asking £7,230/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about RG8
- What is the average rent in RG8?
- Homes to let in RG8 asked a median £2,092/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 99 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in RG8?
- 3.2% 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, 197 lets. +11.6% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in RG8?
- RG8 has 8,434 homes, 0.3% 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 RG8
- Property values in RG8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in RG8Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in RG8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in RG8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in RG8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in RG8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in RG8Who 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 | 99 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 197 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |