Reading property market
Updated 20 August 2026 · refreshed daily
Berkshire: £450k
1,050 homes for sale in Reading. Half of them ask between £210k and £440k. Updated 20 August 2026.
2,261 Land Registry sales in the 12 months to December 2025 · Berkshire £425k
| Market | Range low | Median | Range high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | £210,000 | £300,000 | £440,000 |
| Berkshire | £275,000 | £450,000 | £700,000 |
Buying in Reading typically costs less than Berkshire: the median asking price is 33% lower, and the saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.
Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.
- 52% of listings are chain-free, compared to 38% across Berkshire
- A typical 2-bed asks £260k here, compared to £295k across Berkshire
- Flats are 44% of what's for sale, compared to 33% across Berkshire
Homes came onto and left the Reading market at a similar pace
↓ 3% · was 303
↑ 36% · was 152
↓ 23% · was 336
we need a longer tracking history here before this is reliable
Changes compare with the prior 30 days.
We're still expanding our listing coverage in Reading, so rises here partly reflect us seeing more of the market, not just market activity.
Asking prices
Where homes in Reading sit by price band, against Berkshire
Homes for sale in Reading skew cheaper than in Berkshire
68% of Reading listings ask under £400k, a bigger share than Berkshire (43%)
| Price band | Reading listings | Reading share | Berkshire share |
|---|---|---|---|
| <£150k | 63 | 6% | 4% |
| £150k–200k | 146 | 14% | 7% |
| £200k–250k | 159 | 15% | 9% |
| £250k–300k | 152 | 14% | 10% |
| £300k–400k | 194 | 18% | 14% |
| £400k–500k | 131 | 12% | 13% |
| £500k–750k | 144 | 14% | 20% |
| £750k+ | 61 | 6% | 24% |
Asking prices by type
All homes for sale in Reading, set against Berkshire
Flats are the most common property type for sale in Reading and ask 9% less than Berkshire flats
| property type | Reading | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Maisonette (40 for sale · 4%) | £197,500 | £270,000 |
| Flat (466 for sale · 44%) | £217,250 | £240,000 |
| Penthouse (7 for sale · 1%) | £295,000 | £517,500 |
| Terraced (150 for sale · 14%) | £320,000 | £385,000 |
| End of Terrace (46 for sale · 4%) | £350,000 | £415,000 |
| House (55 for sale · 5%) | £400,000 | £630,000 |
| Semi-detached (144 for sale · 14%) | £450,000 | £525,000 |
The step from two to three bedrooms in Reading adds 51% to the asking price (Berkshire: 68%)
| size | Reading | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Studio (15 for sale) | £140,000 | £145,000 |
| 1 bed (213 for sale) | £185,000 | £199,000 |
| 2 beds (375 for sale) | £260,000 | £295,000 |
| 3 beds (250 for sale) | £392,500 | £495,000 |
| 4 beds (127 for sale) | £575,000 | £750,000 |
| 5+ beds (70 for sale) | £750,000 | £1,285,000 |
Median asking price for every size and type on the market in Reading
| Size | Flat | Terraced | Semi-det. | Detached | All types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £140k14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £140k15 |
| 1 bed | £180k182 | £250k7 | n/a | n/a | £185k213 |
| 2 beds | £240k248 | £295k57 | £335k21 | n/a | £260k375 |
| 3 beds | £350k18 | £335k70 | £440k77 | £500k21 | £393k250 |
| 4 beds | n/a | £400k10 | £545k30 | £655k58 | £575k127 |
| 5+ beds | n/a | £500k6 | £663k14 | £850k33 | £750k70 |
| All sizes | £217k466 | £320k150 | £450k144 | £700k113 | £300k1,050 |
Median asking price, with the number for sale below it. Combinations with fewer than 5 listings are shown as n/a. Types shown are the four most common in the area.
Price per square foot
1,715 matched sales
Berkshire: £447 per sq ft
919 listings with a known floor area
Berkshire: £438 per sq ft
Asking price per sq ft by property type in Reading
Current listings with a known floor area; the count under each row
| property type | Reading | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Flats (434 listings) | £362 | £389 |
| Terraced houses (189 listings) | £416 | £455 |
| Semi-detached houses (131 listings) | £427 | £455 |
| Detached houses (102 listings) | £420 | £475 |
Asking against sold price per sq ft by property type in Reading
Today's listings against Land Registry sales in the 12 months to June 2026
| Type | Asking | Sold | Asking vs sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette | £362434 listings | £354392 sales | in line |
| Terraced | £416189 listings | £416617 sales | in line |
| Semi-detached | £427131 listings | £440474 sales | -3.0% |
| Detached | £420102 listings | £452232 sales | -7.1% |
Per square foot, so size differences are already taken out; what remains is a mix of pricing, condition and which homes happen to be for sale versus sold. Context, not a discount.
Sold price per sq ft by property type in Reading
| property type | Reading | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Flat / maisonette (392 sales) | £354 | £379 |
| Terraced (617 sales) | £416 | £449 |
| Semi-detached (474 sales) | £440 | £468 |
| Detached (232 sales) | £452 | £481 |
Sold prices per sq ft in Reading are up 12% over 10 years, to £413
Berkshire: up 17% to £447 over the same period
| Window ends | Reading | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2016 | £370 | £383 |
| Dec 2016 | £374 | £391 |
| Mar 2017 | £374 | £393 |
| Jun 2017 | £374 | £396 |
| Sept 2017 | £375 | £398 |
| Dec 2017 | £375 | £399 |
| Mar 2018 | £375 | £401 |
| Jun 2018 | £375 | £399 |
| Sept 2018 | £370 | £398 |
| Dec 2018 | £371 | £396 |
| Mar 2019 | £371 | £394 |
| Jun 2019 | £369 | £392 |
| Sept 2019 | £365 | £387 |
| Dec 2019 | £363 | £385 |
| Mar 2020 | £361 | £384 |
| Jun 2020 | £359 | £383 |
| Sept 2020 | £360 | £387 |
| Dec 2020 | £363 | £391 |
| Mar 2021 | £369 | £399 |
| Jun 2021 | £373 | £405 |
| Sept 2021 | £374 | £407 |
| Dec 2021 | £379 | £411 |
| Mar 2022 | £382 | £416 |
| Jun 2022 | £391 | £426 |
| Sept 2022 | £404 | £438 |
| Dec 2022 | £412 | £446 |
| Mar 2023 | £414 | £449 |
| Jun 2023 | £416 | £449 |
| Sept 2023 | £413 | £446 |
| Dec 2023 | £410 | £441 |
| Mar 2024 | £409 | £438 |
| Jun 2024 | £408 | £439 |
| Sept 2024 | £407 | £439 |
| Dec 2024 | £408 | £442 |
| Mar 2025 | £412 | £448 |
| Jun 2025 | £413 | £450 |
| Sept 2025 | £414 | £451 |
| Dec 2025 | £416 | £451 |
| Mar 2026 | £414 | £448 |
| Jun 2026 | £413 | £447 |
Sold figures: HM Land Registry and EPC data, excluding new-builds. Asking figures: current listings with a known floor area.
Homes sold in Reading
Land Registry records for the 12 months to December 2025
Previous 12 months: 2,242 sales
Berkshire: £425,225
vs Reading's norm of 2,242 sales a year · Berkshire: +6%
Sales are in line with Reading's five-year norm; Berkshire is 6% above its own norm.
How sold prices have moved by property type in Reading
Median sold price in the 12 months to December 2025 against the same window one and five years earlier
| Type | Sales | Median | vs 1 year ago | vs 5 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All types | 2,261 | £358k | +2.1% | +15.3% |
| Terraced | 796 | £340k | +3.0% | +18.5% |
| Semi-detached | 596 | £419k | +1.0% | +21.4% |
| Flat / maisonette | 537 | £220k | -6.4% | +4.3% |
| Detached | 332 | £586k | -1.5% | +16.1% |
Changes compare medians of different homes sold in each window, so they mix price movement with what happened to sell; cells with fewer than 30 sales at either end are n/a.
Median sold price by property type in Reading
Number of sales in the window under each type
| property type | Reading | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced (796 sales) | £340,000 | £380,000 |
| Semi-detached (596 sales) | £419,000 | £464,000 |
| Flat / maisonette (537 sales) | £220,000 | £245,000 |
| Detached (332 sales) | £585,850 | £680,000 |
The median sold price in Reading is up 32% over 10 years, to £358k
Now 16% below Berkshire (£425k)
| Window ends | Reading | Berkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | £270k | £320k |
| Jun 2016 | £276k | £330k |
| Sept 2016 | £287k | £340k |
| Dec 2016 | £292k | £345k |
| Mar 2017 | £300k | £350k |
| Jun 2017 | £300k | £350k |
| Sept 2017 | £300k | £355k |
| Dec 2017 | £303k | £355k |
| Mar 2018 | £305k | £359k |
| Jun 2018 | £305k | £355k |
| Sept 2018 | £305k | £355k |
| Dec 2018 | £305k | £360k |
| Mar 2019 | £305k | £360k |
| Jun 2019 | £305k | £360k |
| Sept 2019 | £305k | £360k |
| Dec 2019 | £302k | £360k |
| Mar 2020 | £302k | £360k |
| Jun 2020 | £300k | £358k |
| Sept 2020 | £301k | £360k |
| Dec 2020 | £310k | £380k |
| Mar 2021 | £320k | £396k |
| Jun 2021 | £325k | £400k |
| Sept 2021 | £320k | £400k |
| Dec 2021 | £320k | £390k |
| Mar 2022 | £318k | £385k |
| Jun 2022 | £320k | £385k |
| Sept 2022 | £335k | £400k |
| Dec 2022 | £345k | £415k |
| Mar 2023 | £350k | £418k |
| Jun 2023 | £350k | £420k |
| Sept 2023 | £350k | £417k |
| Dec 2023 | £350k | £414k |
| Mar 2024 | £345k | £410k |
| Jun 2024 | £343k | £412k |
| Sept 2024 | £347k | £415k |
| Dec 2024 | £350k | £417k |
| Mar 2025 | £360k | £425k |
| Jun 2025 | £360k | £425k |
| Sept 2025 | £358k | £425k |
| Dec 2025 | £358k | £425k |
2,261 homes sold in Reading in the 12 months to December 2025, in line with the year before
Previous 12 months: 2,242
| Window ends | Reading |
|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | 3,178 |
| Jun 2016 | 2,960 |
| Sept 2016 | 2,824 |
| Dec 2016 | 2,673 |
| Mar 2017 | 2,374 |
| Jun 2017 | 2,420 |
| Sept 2017 | 2,442 |
| Dec 2017 | 2,481 |
| Mar 2018 | 2,407 |
| Jun 2018 | 2,364 |
| Sept 2018 | 2,352 |
| Dec 2018 | 2,302 |
| Mar 2019 | 2,230 |
| Jun 2019 | 2,243 |
| Sept 2019 | 2,170 |
| Dec 2019 | 2,151 |
| Mar 2020 | 2,184 |
| Jun 2020 | 1,908 |
| Sept 2020 | 1,761 |
| Dec 2020 | 1,767 |
| Mar 2021 | 2,114 |
| Jun 2021 | 2,851 |
| Sept 2021 | 3,028 |
| Dec 2021 | 3,026 |
| Mar 2022 | 2,744 |
| Jun 2022 | 2,353 |
| Sept 2022 | 2,387 |
| Dec 2022 | 2,524 |
| Mar 2023 | 2,515 |
| Jun 2023 | 2,360 |
| Sept 2023 | 2,278 |
| Dec 2023 | 2,096 |
| Mar 2024 | 2,027 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,117 |
| Sept 2024 | 2,147 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,242 |
| Mar 2025 | 2,526 |
| Jun 2025 | 2,377 |
| Sept 2025 | 2,316 |
| Dec 2025 | 2,261 |
Recent sales in Reading
The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry
| Address | Sold | Type | Price | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 Cannock Way · RG6 4EF | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £390,000 | £483 |
| 15 Anderson Avenue · RG6 1HD | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £412,000 | £473 |
| 19 Savernake Close · RG30 4LY | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £325,000 | £387 |
| 23 Flodden Drive · RG31 7EH | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £260,000 | £604 |
| 134 Maiden Place · RG6 3HE | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £202,500 | £523 |
| 3 Neath Gardens · RG30 4UL | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £450,000 | £459 |
| Flat 42, 300 Kings Road · RG1 4FL | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £180,000 | £478 |
| Flat 24, Calcot Priory Bath Road · RG31 7QD | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £87,000 | £172 |
| 8 Lutton Close · RG6 4AA | Jun 2026 | Detached · Freehold | £440,000 | £531 |
| 50 Lamorna Crescent · RG31 5WF | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £431,000 | £471 |
| 18 Swainstone Road · RG2 0DX | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £345,000 | £391 |
| 242 Kentwood Hill · RG31 6DP | Jun 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £430,000 | £459 |
Contains HM Land Registry and EPC data.
What listings offer
Fewer gardens than Berkshire
65% of listings have a garden; Berkshire: 70%. 687 of 1,050 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Less parking than Berkshire
76% of listings have parking or a garage; Berkshire: 81%. 796 of 1,050 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.More chain-free homes than Berkshire
52% of listings are listed as chain-free; Berkshire: 38%. 549 of 1,050 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Current listings worth a look
Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens
Plot 48 Chatham Street, Central Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7JX
As of 20 August 2026
Westerham Walk, Reading, RG2
As of 20 August 2026
Josephine Court, Southcote Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30
As of 20 August 2026
Falstaff Avenue, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6
As of 20 August 2026
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Current listings around Reading
| Area | For sale | Median asking | Median 2-bed | Sold £/sq ft | Houses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1,050 | £300k | £260k | £413 | 51% |
| Woodley | 107 | £475k | £285k | £453 | 78% |
| Wokingham | 366 | £465k | £300k | £479 | 60% |
| Bracknell | 364 | £375k | £255k | £436 | 61% |
| Maidenhead | 587 | £450k | £325k | £496 | 50% |
| Berkshirebenchmark | 5,695 | £450k | £295k | £447 | 62% |
Reading property market: common questions
Where is Reading?
Reading sits on the edge of Berkshire, covering about 18 square miles.
What is the average house price in Reading?
The median asking price across the 1,050 homes for sale in Reading is £300,000 (as of 20 August 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £210,000 and £440,000. That is 33% below Berkshire. Homes that actually sold in Reading went for a median £357,500 (Land Registry, 12 months to December 2025).
How many homes are for sale in Reading?
1,050 homes are on the market in Reading right now, 295 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.
Are house prices being cut in Reading?
207 listings in Reading had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 20% of the homes currently for sale.
How much do flats and houses cost in Reading?
The median asking price for a flat in Reading is £215,000; for a house it is £325,000. Use the property type and bedroom filters on this page for a finer cut.
What is the price per square foot in Reading?
In Reading, homes that sold went for a median £413 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £393 per sq ft.
How these numbers are made
- Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (1,050 in Reading), refreshed daily, as of 20 August 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings.
- Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Reading since April 2026.
- Berkshire comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Berkshire, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
- Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data for the 12 months to December 2025 (the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered), with floor areas from EPC certificates. England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.