Detached
£663,891
79% above the Reading average
10.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Reading? £371,711
The average house price in Reading is £371,711, based on 1,822 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.4% (£8,967) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.4%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,822
- 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 Reading?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£456,615
23% above the Reading average
22.8% of sales
Terraced
£352,493
5% below the Reading average
37.3% of sales
Flats
£237,166
36% below the Reading average
29.7% of sales
Are house prices in Reading going up or down?
House prices in Reading are falling: down 2.4% (£8,967) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 25.5% (£75,526).
Past 12 months
−2.4%
−£8,967From £380,678 to £371,711
£380,678£369,661
Past 10 years
+25.5%
+£75,526From £296,185 to £371,711
£380,678£296,185
Quick answers for Reading
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£401,383
Highest average, reached in October 2024
How many homes sold?
1,822
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
37.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
31.7% of sales
How many people live in Reading?
174,161
11,142 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 Reading?
67,674
4,330 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 Reading?
20 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
8.4% of the area · 29 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 Reading?
107 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +6.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very 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 does Reading rank?
6th most expensive area of Berkshire.
Compared with 6 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Reading?
The highest recorded sale prices in Reading, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
allt wen upper warren avenue, reading
£3,500,000
Sold January 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Reading compare with nearby areas?
Reading compared with the 5 nearest other areas in Berkshire.
Reading vs Wokingham
- Reading
- £371,711
- Wokingham
- £525,619+£153,908
Open comparison
Reading vs Bracknell Forest
- Reading
- £371,711
- Bracknell Forest
- £447,202+£75,491
Open comparison
Reading vs West Berkshire
- Reading
- £371,711
- West Berkshire
- £432,745+£61,034
Open comparison
Reading vs Windsor and Maidenhead
- Reading
- £371,711
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- £629,859+£258,148
Open comparison
Reading vs Slough
- Reading
- £371,711
- Slough
- £386,499+£14,788
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:24 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Reading dataset covers 8,525 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.