— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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12,705 people · median £360,000 · Reading
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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 £360,000, up 25.2% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 8.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 37 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£360,000
5-year change+25.2%
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 ownership51%
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
£3,209 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 RG2 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley Wood Road | £159,975 | 358 | +30.9% |
| Whitley Wood Lane | £189,975 | 200 | +31% |
| Hartland Road | £147,500 | 195 | +15.9% |
| Winton Road | £210,000 | 153 | +14.2% |
| Greenfields Road | £159,250 | 150 | +9.6% |
| Shinfield Road | £132,750 | 124 | — |
| Shirley Avenue | £180,000 | 123 | +16.7% |
| Ambrook Road | £164,712 | 120 | — |
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 RG2 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 RG2 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257 Shinfield Road | Detached | 4+ | D | £730,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 25 Byworth Close | Terraced | 3 | E | £317,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 23 HILLBROW READING | Terraced | 3 | C | £307,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 2 Wentworth Avenue | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £405,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 2 Lulworth Road | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £345,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 12 Heatherden Close | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £425,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 15, Greenfields Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £450,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 26 Westlands Avenue | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £385,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 30 Holberton Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £385,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 32 Holberton Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £360,000 | Jun 2026 |
81 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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