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RG1 1

889 people · median £360,600 · Reading

Reading Council · Labour-controlled   29/48 seats · 60% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £360,600, up 144% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 8.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 · 5 sales
£152k£191k£231k£270k£309k2007201620262010 +34%−40%£180,000
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£360,600
5-year change+144%
Full history since 1995
£17k£94k£170k£247k£324k1995200820262000 +106%−40%£180,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Flat
£171k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.1× · five-year average 8.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Reading28.6%

Of the homes across Reading that sold again within five years, 28.6% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.4%).

By property type
Terraced houses8.3%
Flats29.4%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new30.8%
Bought second-hand27.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+10.3% · ~8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,805 resale pairs) across Reading — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership17%

Owned outright
5%
With a mortgage
11%
Private rented
70%
Social rented
10%
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

£4,861 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 RG1 1 17 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Merchants Place£190,900108
Garrard Street£217,50082
Vachel Road£150,00060
Station Road£255,00045
Stanshawe Road£128,17526
Cross Street£146,25024
Tudor Road£199,97524
Greyfriars Road£242,00021
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

Neighbourhood prices in Reading how RG1 1 compares · from Reading

Fastest 5-yr growth: Nores Hill +27.9%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 RG1 1 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
14 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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