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£1,100,000
6 beds · 4 baths · 4,477 sq ft
Greenacres Swallowfield Street, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1QX
Freehold
Added on 31/08/2026 
House prices in Reading
Berkshire · 3,907 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data
Average house price in Reading
The average (median) house price in Reading, Berkshire was £410,000 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 3,907 sales registered so far — 2.4% down on the year before and 5.1% up on five years ago. Semi-detached homes were the most common sale at a median £450,000; detached £675,000; terraced £355,000; flats £232,500. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £437 per square foot (£4,704/m²), based on 8,007 of 8,655 sales over two years.
- Median sold price
- £410,000
- 12 months to May 2026
- Half of sales were above this price, half below
- Change on a year ago
- −2.4%
- median vs the previous 12 months
- Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
- Price per sq ft
- £437
- typical range £379–£502
- From 8,007 of 8,655 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
- Sales registered so far
- 3,907
- 12 months to May 2026
- Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
- vs Berkshire
- −4%
- Berkshire median £425,000
- Difference between the two medians
Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) Reading = the Reading post town: RG1, RG2, RG4–RG8, RG10, RG30, RG31 (as recorded in the sales)
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House prices in Reading by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | £/sq ft | Typical size | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 926 | £675,000 | £468 | 1,367 sq ft | +3.1% |
| Semi-detached | 1,097 | £450,000 | £459 | 990 sq ft | 0.0% |
| Terraced | 1,078 | £355,000 | £431 | 840 sq ft | +0.7% |
| Flats | 806 | £232,500 | £366 | 657 sq ft | −5.1% |
Reading house price trend
Reading median Berkshire median sales per period still being registered
| Period | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | £380,500 | 1212 |
| Q1 2022 | £398,000 | 1242 |
| Q2 2022 | £400,000 | 1273 |
| Q3 2022 | £419,500 | 1451 |
| Q4 2022 | £420,000 | 1525 |
| Q1 2023 | £400,000 | 1054 |
| Q2 2023 | £420,250 | 946 |
| Q3 2023 | £425,000 | 1139 |
| Q4 2023 | £415,000 | 1081 |
| Q1 2024 | £387,750 | 886 |
| Q2 2024 | £415,000 | 1039 |
| Q3 2024 | £425,000 | 1246 |
| Q4 2024 | £425,000 | 1273 |
| Q1 2025 | £420,000 | 1473 |
| Q2 2025 | £410,000 | 766 |
| Q3 2025 | £413,000 | 1157 |
| Q4 2025 | £415,000 | 1169 |
| Q1 2026 | £396,250 | 750 |
| Q2 2026 | £399,995 | 743 |
| Q3 2026 | £412,000 | 117 |
Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.
UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for Reading: £361,243, +0.9% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.
What homes in Reading sold for
20%
24%
21%
13%
8%
5%
3%
6%
£185k–£285k
£285k–£385k
£385k–£485k
£485k–£585k
£585k–£685k
£685k–£785k
£785k–£885k
£885k+
Most homes in Reading sold for £185k–£485k (65% of sales).
Sold house prices in Reading
| Sold | Address | Type | Price | Floor area | £/sq ft | vs last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 9, Francis Street RG1 2QB | Terraced | £270,000 | 797 sq ft | £339 | — |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 15, Eldon Terrace RG1 4DX | Terraced | £270,000 | 721 sq ft | £374 | — |
| 22 Jul 2026 | Trees, Bowden Green RG8 8JL | Detached | £485,000 | — | — | — |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 169, Fleetham Gardens RG6 4HL | Terraced | £350,000 | 614 sq ft | £570 | — |
| 22 Jul 2026 | 10, Malyns Way RG31 6UB | Flats · Leasehold | £220,000 | 646 sq ft | £341 | — |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 15, Blackthorn Close RG31 6ZY | Detached | £765,000 | 2,110 sq ft | £363 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 7, St James Close RG8 7AP | Detached | £975,000 | 1,819 sq ft | £536 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 24, Castle Crescent RG1 6AG | Semi-detached | £865,000 | 2,906 sq ft | £298 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 8, Barclay Road RG31 7EL | Terraced | £365,000 | 753 sq ft | £484 | — |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 3, Albion Terrace RG1 5BG | Flats · Leasehold | £295,000 | 775 sq ft | £381 | +7% (2021) |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 62, Elm Park Road RG30 2TN | Terraced | £285,000 | 732 sq ft | £389 | +12% (2021) |
| 19 Jul 2026 | 9, Eastwood Road RG5 3PY | Semi-detached | £354,580 | 721 sq ft | £492 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 12, Hill Bottom Close RG8 7PX | Detached | £575,000 | 1,464 sq ft | £393 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 29, Woolhampton Way RG2 0WZ | Semi-detached | £555,000 | 1,313 sq ft | £423 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 10, Messenger Road RG5 4TR | Detached | £550,000 | 1,066 sq ft | £516 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 22, the Terrace RG10 9XB | Terraced | £522,000 | 1,302 sq ft | £401 | +13% (2021) |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 11, Curlew Drive RG31 4TA | Semi-detached | £450,000 | 893 sq ft | £504 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 40, Rushmoor Gardens RG31 7AJ | Semi-detached | £440,000 | 958 sq ft | £459 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 10, Eversley Road RG2 9PU | Terraced | £363,750 | 753 sq ft | £483 | +20% (2021) |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 28, Ashampstead Road RG30 3LA | Semi-detached | £355,000 | 861 sq ft | £412 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 79, Kings Road RG4 8DS | Terraced | £316,250 | 764 sq ft | £414 | — |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 18, Oakwood Cottages, Pegasus Court RG31 5DB | Terraced | £304,250 | 646 sq ft | £471 | −2% (2024) |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Flat 3, 35, Russell Street RG1 7XD | Flats · Leasehold | £165,000 | 441 sq ft | £374 | — |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 257, Shinfield Road RG2 8HF | Detached | £730,000 | 1,464 sq ft | £499 | — |
| 16 Jul 2026 | 232, Loddon Bridge Road RG5 4BS | Detached | £595,000 | 1,173 sq ft | £507 | +30% (2020) |
The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.
Streets in Reading
Most expensive streets
- Loddon Drive RG10 £2,308,550· 5 sales
- Henley Road RG10 £2,200,000· 5 sales
- West End RG10 £1,900,000· 5 sales
- Tanners Lane RG4 £1,850,000· 6 sales
- Courtlands Hill RG8 £1,585,000· 5 sales
- Riverview Road RG8 £1,570,000· 9 sales
- Sill Bridge Lane RG10 £1,500,050· 5 sales
- Upper Warren Avenue RG4 £1,443,000· 11 sales
Most affordable streets
- Talbot Court RG1 £92,000· 9 sales
- Priory Avenue RG4 £137,500· 26 sales
- Wyre Court RG31 £138,000· 7 sales
- Sheppard Court RG31 £140,000· 18 sales
- Warwick Road RG2 £140,000· 15 sales
- Howth Drive RG5 £147,500· 26 sales
- Woodrow Court RG4 £148,750· 6 sales
- Larks Meade RG6 £150,000· 21 sales
Most active streets
- Fullbrook Avenue RG7 21in 12m
- Flagstaff Road RG2 18in 12m
- Bath Road RG1 16in 12m
- Elgar Road RG2 13in 12m
- Basingstoke Road RG7 12in 12m
- Thirlmere Avenue RG30 12in 12m
- Wokingham Road RG6 11in 12m
- Overdown Road RG31 11in 12m
Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.
Postcode districts in Reading
| District | Sales (12m) | Median | £/sq ft | Change (1y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG4 | 520 | £490,000 | £468 | +2.1% |
| RG30 | 490 | £337,500 | £387 | +0.7% |
| RG1 | 483 | £295,000 | £391 | −1.7% |
| RG7 | 474 | £450,000 | £428 | −5.3% |
| RG2 | 468 | £385,000 | £436 | −8.1% |
| RG6 | 361 | £450,000 | £480 | −3.2% |
| RG31 | 357 | £420,000 | £434 | +5.0% |
| RG5 | 307 | £450,000 | £450 | +0.9% |
| RG10 | 254 | £650,000 | £553 | +4.8% |
| RG8 | 193 | £577,500 | £456 | −3.8% |
For sale in Reading now
Homes for sale in Reading today ask a median £585,000 (n = 66) vs £410,000 sold — asking is 43% above recent sold prices; £418 vs £437 per sq ft. 37% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.
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£1,000,000
4 beds · 2 baths · 1,990 sq ft
Chapel Drive, Beech Hill, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 2BH
Freehold
Added on 31/08/2026 
1/8
£825,000
4 beds · 2 baths · 1,976 sq ft
West End Road, Mortimer Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 3TH
Freehold
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£550,000
5 beds · 2 baths · 1,096 sq ft
Goodwood Close, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 3EZ
Freehold
Added on 31/08/2026
Sold prices at developments in Reading
- Langley Mead at Shinfield Meadows · Linden Homes6 resales · median £570,000· +9% on first sale
- Kingsley Park at Arborfield Green, Berkshire · Redrow Homes41 first sales· median £574,950· from 2018
New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.
House prices near Reading
- Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire · 10.8 km 183% of here
- Wokingham Berkshire · 10 km 122% of here
- Hook Hampshire · 17.6 km 115% of here
- Yateley Hampshire · 15.7 km 110% of here
- Tadley Hampshire · 15.5 km 100% of here
- Crowthorne Berkshire · 15 km 122% of here
- Sandhurst Berkshire · 17 km 110% of here
- Fleet Hampshire · 21.3 km 110% of here
- Warfield Bracknell · 15.4 km 116% of here
- Wallingford Oxfordshire · 20.7 km 113% of here
Part of Berkshire
What's my home worth?
A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Reading is worth roughly £367k–£486k at the area's typical £379–£502 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.
Check your addressQuestions about house prices in Reading
›What is the average house price in Reading?
The median sold price in Reading, Berkshire was £410,000 in the 12 months to May 2026 (3,907 sales registered so far); the mean was £472,177. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The Berkshire median over the same period was £425,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.
›How much is a house in Reading per square foot?
Homes sold in Reading, Berkshire over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £437 per square foot (interquartile range £379–£502), from 8,007 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.
›Are house prices in Reading going up or down?
In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 2.4% down on the previous 12 months and 5.1% up on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.
›What is the most expensive street in Reading?
Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Loddon Drive (RG10) has the highest median sold price at £2,308,550 across 5 sales.
›Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?
Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.
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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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