— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · DISTRICT
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174,224 people · median £340,000
Reading Council · Labour-controlled 29/48 seats · 60% · OCD 2026
Prices
The median sold price in Reading is £340,000.
Neighbourhoods
- Caversham Heights
- Emmer Green
- Caversham Park
- The Triangle
- Coley Park
- Fords Farm
- Tilehurst
- Caversham
- Kentwood
- Nores Hill
- Whitley Wood
- Southcote
- Whitley
- Churchend
- Norcot
- Battle
- Dee Park
- Spring Gardens
- Reading
- Newtown
- Earley
- Reading West
- Coley
Streets
- Kings Road
- Oxford Road
- Bath Road
- Southcote Road
- Basingstoke Road
- Queens Road
- London Road
- Gosbrook Road
- Thirlmere Avenue
- Hemdean Road
- Drake Way
- Alfred Street
Schools
Reading’s schools: 93% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding, 2 grammars.
Crime
Reading records 11 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.
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What does it cost? This district
A typical home here sells for £340,000, up 14% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 8.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 1,043 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£340,000
5-year change+14%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.1× · five-year average 8.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss28.7%
Of the homes here that sold again within five years, 28.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.7%).
By property type
Terraced houses10.8%
Flats29.4%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new30.5%
Bought second-hand28%
Overall
Typical resale gain+10.1% · ~8.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,853 resale pairs) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership50%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,613
Reading Borough Council£2,223
Police & Crime Commissioner£298
Fire & Rescue£91
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,742
Band B£2,032
Band C£2,322
Band D (baseline)£2,613
Band E£3,193
Band F£3,774
Band G£4,355
Band H£5,226
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£3,600 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Reading 12 streets — this area, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Road | £217,250 | 1,219 | — |
| Oxford Road | £155,000 | 1,119 | — |
| Bath Road | £155,500 | 839 | — |
| Southcote Road | £123,000 | 727 | — |
| Basingstoke Road | £180,000 | 597 | — |
| Queens Road | £210,000 | 580 | — |
| London Road | £182,500 | 570 | — |
| Gosbrook Road | £182,500 | 562 | — |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Prices by neighbourhood 23 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Nores Hill +27.9%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nores Hill | £375,000 | +27.9% | 38 |
| Reading West | £270,000 | +26.7% | 306 |
| Whitley Wood | £355,000 | +25.9% | 104 |
| Coley Park | £402,000 | +25.6% | 94 |
| Norcot | £335,000 | +24.7% | 166 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Reading — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Glyncastle Caversham | Detached | 4+ | C | £720,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 4 Dickens Close Caversham | Terraced | 3 | C | £391,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 17c Parkside Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £400,000 | Sep 2026 |
| Flat 11 Kennet House Regis Park Road | Flat | 2 | C | £237,500 | Sep 2026 |
| 46 Tredegar Road Emmer Green | Detached | 4+ | C | £975,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 3, Clonmel Close Caversham | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £436,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 47 Merton Road South | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £332,500 | Sep 2026 |
| 70 SHERWOOD STREET READING | Terraced | 3 | D | £326,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 165, Elgar Road | Terraced | 3 | E | £265,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 69 Henley Road Caversham | Detached | 3 | C | £509,300 | Sep 2026 |
2,173 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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