Compare house prices

How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Berkshire is £471,056 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 3.7%.

England

Berkshire

£471,056

Average price, last 12 months

−3.7% in a year
OCT 2016£394kSEPT 2026£471k

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What can I buy with my budget in Berkshire?

With £480,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Berkshire.

£480,000

Berkshire

  • Flats

    £262,605

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £388,110

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £483,926

    £4k short

  • Detached

    £780,274

    £300k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Berkshire?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Berkshire costs £2,356 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Berkshire

    £2,356

    a month

    Average price
    £471,056
    Deposit
    £47,106
    Mortgage
    £423,950
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £94,211

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £780,274

Semi-detached

  • £483,926

Terraced

  • £388,110

Flats

  • £262,605

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Berkshire

Mostly terraced houses

24%
25%
27%
23%

How much do prices vary within Berkshire?

In Berkshire the priciest area costs 1.7× the cheapest.

Berkshire6 areas

Cheapest: Reading, £371,711. Priciest: Windsor and Maidenhead, £629,859.

Reading: £371,711Slough: £386,499West Berkshire: £432,745Bracknell Forest: £447,202Wokingham: £525,619Windsor and Maidenhead: £629,859
  • Berkshire average, £471,056

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Berkshire?

Berkshire has 318 public parks among 2,158 green space sites. Green space covers 3.5% of the area: about 47 m² per resident, or 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Berkshire

    3.5%

    of the land is green space
    47 m² per resident, or 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    318 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Berkshire?

Berkshire has about 5.4 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,945 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Berkshire
5.4 people per football pitch of land · 1,945 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Berkshire?

Prices in Berkshire were down on a year earlier in 27 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 3.7% on a year earlier.

Berkshire27 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    £471,056

Change over 1 year

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    −£17,964

Change over ~10 years

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    +£78,091

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    9,932

Number of postcodes

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    46,546

Households (Census 2021)

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    367,029

Household density

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    752 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    949,855

Population density

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    1,945 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    47 m² per resident · more than 71% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    3.5%

Public parks

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    318

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    71 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    +2.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    9.0 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    SEPT 2025 · £527,037

Most common price band

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    £500k – £1m · 29.6%

Detached average

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    £780,274

Semi-detached average

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    £483,926

Terraced average

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    £388,110

Flats average

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    £262,605

Detached share of sales

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    23.9%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    25.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    27.3%

Flats share of sales

  • Berkshire

    England / Berkshire

    23.3%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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