— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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2,510 people · median £375,000 · 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 £375,000, up 10.6% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 8.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 12 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£375,000
5-year change+10.6%
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 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 ownership36%
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
£3,978 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 8 23 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napier Road | £239,995 | 318 | +1.4% |
| York Road | £148,500 | 235 | +4.2% |
| Cardiff Road | £167,000 | 215 | +27.2% |
| Brigham Road | £249,995 | 193 | — |
| Addison Road | £191,000 | 158 | -8.4% |
| Swansea Road | £159,475 | 152 | +10.4% |
| Newport Road | £189,950 | 110 | +18.7% |
| Caversham Road | £150,000 | 94 | — |
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 8 compares · from Reading
⌃ 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 RG1 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48, Cardiff Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £375,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 94 - 98 Addison Road | Other | — | — | £400,000 | May 2026 |
| 2 Lynmouth Road | Semi-detached | — | — | £390,000 | May 2026 |
| 50 Swansea Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £370,500 | May 2026 |
| 217, Caversham Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £485,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 38 Addison Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £390,000 | Mar 2026 |
| Flat 9 Regents Riverside Brigham Road | Flat | 3 | D | £315,000 | Mar 2026 |
| FLAT 70 REGENTS RIVERSIDE BRIGHAM ROAD | Flat | 3 | C | £357,500 | Mar 2026 |
| 47 CARDIFF ROAD | Terraced | 3 | D | £386,500 | Feb 2026 |
| Flat 47 Regents Riverside Brigham Road | Flat | 2 | B | £290,000 | Feb 2026 |
43 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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