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West Berkshire house prices, schools and crime

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161,448 people · median £388,500

West Berkshire Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled   28/43 seats · 65% · OCD 2026

Prices

The median sold price in West Berkshire is £388,500.

Neighbourhoods

Streets

Schools

West Berkshire’s schools: 81% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding, 1 grammar.

Crime

West Berkshire records 6.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a month.

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What does it cost? This district

A typical home here sells for £388,500, up 13.2% over five years. That's about 9.6× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 1,175 sales
£228k£277k£326k£375k£424k201120182026 YTD2015 +14%−5%£385,000
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£388,500
5-year change+13.2%
Full history since 1995
£35k£138k£240k£342k£445k199520102026 YTD1999 +20%−7%£385,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£641k
Semi-detached
£400k
Terraced
£332k
Flat
£207k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.6× · five-year average 9.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss23.1%

Of the homes here that sold again within five years, 23.1% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.7%).

By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses4.4%
Terraced houses4.5%
Flats26.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new33.4%
Bought second-hand18.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+9.1% · ~7.3-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,115 resale pairs) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership68%

Owned outright
35%
With a mortgage
33%
Private rented
17%
Social rented
14%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,407

West Berkshire Council£2,017
Police & Crime Commissioner£298
Fire & Rescue£91
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,605
Band B£1,872
Band C£2,139
Band D (baseline)£2,407
Band E£2,942
Band F£3,477
Band G£4,012
Band H£4,814
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

£3,696 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 West Berkshire 12 streets — this area, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Bath Road£234,950816—
High Street£248,000803—
Reading Road£317,500548—
London Road£150,000515—
Craven Road£154,500496—
Station Road£220,000458—
Kingman Way£300,000433—
Mill Lane£175,000402—
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 20 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Speenhamland +33.2%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Speenhamland£330,000+33.2%136
Pangbourne£492,500+29%100
Fords Farm£367,000+27.3%92
Shaw£361,000+27.2%178
Theale£354,000+26%96
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 West Berkshire — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
2,213 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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