Houses to rent in Mount Pleasant, Reading

There are 50 results for Mount Pleasant, Reading. Rental prices across these results range from £1.1k pcm to £4.4k pcm with an average price of £2k pcm.


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Rental market around Mount Pleasant

Average rent £2,566 pcm within 3 km · typical £2,200 pcm
Most rents £999 – £7,317 pcm within 3 km
Homes to rent 2 in Mount Pleasant · 1,097 within 3 km
New to rent 1,058 in the last 30 days · within 3 km
Typical time to let 3 weeks last 12 months · within 3 km
Rents, year on year no change homes newly listed · within 3 km
Gross rental yield 7.5–9.2% houses 9.2%, flats 7.5% · within 3 km

What's to rent

1,097 homes within 3 km of Mount Pleasant · share, count and typical rent
Terraced houses 45.4% 498 · £2.9k
Flats and apartments 39.2% 430 · £1.4k
Semi-detached houses 6.9% 76 · £3k
Other homes 6.4% 70 · £2.6k
Detached houses 1.9% 21 · £4.6k
Bungalows 0.2% 2 · £2.1k

How many bedrooms

within 3 km of Mount Pleasant · share, count and typical rent
Studio 3.2% 35 · £1k
1 bedroom 16.5% 181 · £1.2k
2 bedrooms 20.4% 224 · £1.5k
3 bedrooms 11.4% 125 · £2k
4 bedrooms 17.5% 192 · £2.5k
5+ bedrooms 31.0% 340 · £3.9k

Rent bands

1,097 homes within 3 km of Mount Pleasant
Under £1,400 pcm 21.8% 239
£1,400 – £1,800 pcm 16.5% 181
£1,800 – £2,500 pcm 19.3% 212
£2,500 – £3,800 pcm 22.7% 249
£3,800 pcm and over 19.7% 216

Houses and flats compared

HousesFlats
Share of homes to rent54%39%
Typical rent£2,900 pcm£1,400 pcm
Average bedrooms4.81.8
Typical time to let4 weeks3 weeks
Gross rental yield9.2%7.5%

Asking rents over time

typical rent of the homes first listed each quarter within 3 km of Mount Pleasant · −9.1% since 2024 Q4 Median rent per quarter in Mount Pleasant 2024 Q4: £1,650 pcm (2,468 new listings) £1,650 pcm 2024 Q4 2025 Q1: £1,400 pcm (2,133 new listings) £1,400 pcm 2025 Q1 2025 Q2: £1,460 pcm (2,310 new listings) £1,460 pcm 2025 Q2 2025 Q3: £1,425 pcm (2,132 new listings) £1,425 pcm 2025 Q3 2025 Q4: £1,675 pcm (2,751 new listings) £1,675 pcm 2025 Q4 2026 Q1: £1,495 pcm (1,999 new listings) £1,495 pcm 2026 Q1 2026 Q2: £1,425 pcm (2,308 new listings) £1,425 pcm 2026 Q2 2026 Q3: £1,500 pcm (2,135 new listings) £1,500 pcm 2026 Q3

Rents in and around Mount Pleasant

typical rent, cheapest first
  1. Essex Street £2,100 pcm
  2. Highgrove Street £2,500 pcm

Based on 1,097 homes to rent on Houses now, 9,100 listings that left the market in the last 12 months, the asking rents of the homes listed over the last two years. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, Aug 2025 to Aug 2026 (Crown copyright). Schools: Ofsted. Updated November 2026.

Frequently asked questions about renting in Mount Pleasant

What is the average rent in Mount Pleasant?

There are only 2 homes to rent in Mount Pleasant itself, so these figures cover the 1,097 homes to rent within 3 km. The average rent for a home within 3 km of Mount Pleasant is £2,565 a month. A few very expensive homes pull that average up, so a more typical rent is £2,200 a month.

How much is a 2 or 3 bedroom home to rent in Mount Pleasant?

A typical 2-bedroom home within 3 km of Mount Pleasant rents for £1,500 a month and a 3-bedroom home £1,950 a month. So the extra bedroom adds about £450 a month. 1-bedroom homes rent for around £1,150 a month, and 4-bedroom homes rent for about £2,500 a month.

What is the price range of rental homes in Mount Pleasant?

Most rents within 3 km of Mount Pleasant are between £1,000 and £7,315 a month, leaving out the very cheapest and most expensive. One in five rents for less than £1,400 a month, and one in five £3,800 a month or more.

How many homes are available to rent in Mount Pleasant?

There are 2 homes to rent in Mount Pleasant on Houses right now. Within 3 km there are 1,097, and the listings on this page include the nearest of them. 1,058 new listings came onto the market within 3 km in the last 30 days.

Are rents going up in Mount Pleasant?

They are holding steady. Homes put up to rent within 3 km of Mount Pleasant over the last 12 months were advertised at a typical £1,500 a month, about the same as the year before (£1,500 a month). By size, 2-bedroom homes are up 3% and 4-bedroom homes are up 4%.

How quickly do rental homes let in Mount Pleasant?

Within 3 km of Mount Pleasant, most rental homes are let or taken off the market within about 3 weeks. About 60% go within the first month. Flats go faster, in about 3 weeks against about 4 weeks for houses.

What rental yield can I get in Mount Pleasant?

About 9.2% gross for houses and 7.5% for flats. That compares typical rents with what houses and flats actually sold for within 3 km of Mount Pleasant over the last year. Running costs, voids and mortgage interest are not taken off.

What type of homes can I rent in Mount Pleasant?

Terraced houses are the most common, about 5 in 10 homes to rent within 3 km of Mount Pleasant. Flats and apartments come next, followed by semi-detached houses. Flats and apartments are the cheapest, at about £1,400 a month, and detached houses the most expensive, at about £4,550 a month.

Where is it cheaper to rent near Mount Pleasant?

Of the areas around Mount Pleasant, Essex Street is the cheapest, with a typical rent of £2,100 a month, followed by Highgrove Street (£2,500 a month).

Are rental homes in Mount Pleasant furnished?

About 9 in 10 rental homes within 3 km of Mount Pleasant that say so are furnished, and the rest come unfurnished.

Which train stations are in or near Mount Pleasant?

Mount Pleasant has no station of its own. The nearest are Reading and Reading West.