Detached
£780,274
66% above the Berkshire average
23.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Berkshire? £471,056
The average house price in Berkshire is £471,056, based on 9,932 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 3.7% (£17,964) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −3.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 9,932
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Berkshire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£483,926
3% above the Berkshire average
25.5% of sales
Terraced
£388,110
18% below the Berkshire average
27.3% of sales
Flats
£262,605
44% below the Berkshire average
23.3% of sales
Are house prices in Berkshire going up or down?
House prices in Berkshire are falling: down 3.7% (£17,964) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 19.9% (£78,091).
Past 12 months
−3.7%
−£17,964From £489,020 to £471,056
£491,387£471,056
Past 10 years
+19.9%
+£78,091From £392,965 to £471,056
£489,020£392,965
Quick answers for Berkshire
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£527,037
Highest average, reached in September 2025
How many homes sold?
9,932
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
27.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
29.6% of sales
How many people live in Berkshire?
949,855
1,945 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Berkshire?
367,029
752 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Berkshire?
47 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.5% of the area · 318 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Berkshire?
71 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +2.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How many listed buildings are in Berkshire?
4,361 listed buildings
Fewer listed buildings per home than 57% of areas in England and Wales.
86 Grade I · 134 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in Berkshire?
NO₂ 11.7 µg/m³
Very High for England and Wales · PM2.5 8.7 µg/m³ (Very High) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Windsor and Maidenhead
£629,859
Least expensive
Reading
£371,711
How does Berkshire rank?
7th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in Berkshire?
The highest recorded sale prices in Berkshire, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
55 webster close, bracknell forest
£27,300,000
Sold September 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Berkshire compare with nearby areas?
Berkshire compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Berkshire vs Buckinghamshire
- Berkshire
- £471,056
- Buckinghamshire
- £547,160+£76,104
Open comparison
Berkshire vs Oxfordshire
- Berkshire
- £471,056
- Oxfordshire
- £474,996+£3,940
Open comparison
Berkshire vs Surrey
- Berkshire
- £471,056
- Surrey
- £598,837+£127,781
Open comparison
Berkshire vs Hampshire
- Berkshire
- £471,056
- Hampshire
- £419,073−£51,983
Open comparison
Berkshire vs Swindon
- Berkshire
- £471,056
- Swindon
- £290,083−£180,973
Open comparison
Berkshire vs Romsey and Southampton North
- Berkshire
- £471,056
- Romsey and Southampton North
- £340,077−£130,979
Open comparison
Which areas of Berkshire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 6 areas of Berkshire, most expensive first.
- 1
£629,859
Change over one year: −4.4%
- 2
£525,619
Change over one year: −2.3%
- 3
£447,202
Change over one year: −3.3%
- 4
£432,745
Change over one year: −7.7%
- 5
£386,499
Change over one year: +1.5%
- 6
£371,711
Change over one year: −2.4%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 00:54 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Berkshire dataset covers 46,546 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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