— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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5,246 people · median £298,000 · Reading
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Reading Council · Labour-controlled 29/48 seats · 60% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £298,000, up 7.1% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 8.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 29 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£298,000
5-year change+7.1%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.1× · five-year average 8.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Reading28.6%
Of the homes across Reading that sold again within five years, 28.6% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Terraced houses8.3%
Flats29.4%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new30.8%
Bought second-hand27.9%
Overall
Typical resale gain+10.3% · ~8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,805 resale pairs) across Reading — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership30%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,613
Reading Borough Council£2,223
Police & Crime Commissioner£298
Fire & Rescue£91
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,742
Band B£2,032
Band C£2,322
Band D (baseline)£2,613
Band E£3,193
Band F£3,774
Band G£4,355
Band H£5,226
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£3,478 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in RG1 2 35 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Street | £154,975 | 284 | +7.5% |
| Edgehill Street | £161,000 | 247 | +21.8% |
| Southampton Street | £164,975 | 238 | +0.2% |
| Waldeck Street | £145,000 | 235 | +22.6% |
| Sherman Road | £151,500 | 199 | +16.1% |
| Iliffe Close | £217,000 | 193 | +8.7% |
| Jubilee Square | £182,000 | 185 | -2% |
| Silver Street | £225,000 | 163 | -20.1% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Reading how RG1 2 compares · from Reading
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Nores Hill +27.9%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nores Hill | £375,000 | +27.9% | 38 |
| Reading West | £270,000 | +26.7% | 306 |
| Whitley Wood | £355,000 | +25.9% | 104 |
| Coley Park | £402,000 | +25.6% | 94 |
| Norcot | £335,000 | +24.7% | 166 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in RG1 2 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Francis Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £270,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 3 92, Pell Street | Flat | 2 | B | £299,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 79 Waldeck Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £292,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 64 Edgehill Street | Terraced | 3 | C | £349,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 80 Broad Street | Other | — | — | £875,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 23 Hunters Wharf | Flat | 2 | C | £282,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 65 Quadrant Court Jubilee Square | Flat | — | — | £243,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 118 WALDECK STREET | Terraced | 2 | D | £297,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 12 Platinum Apartments, 32 Silver Street | Flat | — | — | £222,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 87 EDGEHILL STREET READING | Terraced | 2 | D | £335,000 | May 2026 |
90 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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