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RG1 6

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9,138 people · median £292,500 · 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 £292,500, up 4.2% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 8.3× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 65 sales
£152k£203k£255k£306k£358k201120182026 YTD2014 +20%−14%£289,000
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£292,500
5-year change+4.2%
Full history since 1995
£18k£106k£195k£284k£372k199520102026 YTD2000 +32%−14%£289,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£580k
Semi-detached
£435k
Terraced
£341k
Flat
£202k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay7.1× · five-year average 8.3×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Reading28.7%

Of the homes across Reading that sold again within five years, 28.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.7%).

By property type
Terraced houses10.8%
Flats29.4%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new30.5%
Bought second-hand28%
Overall
Typical resale gain+10.1% · ~8.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,853 resale pairs) across Reading — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership43%

Owned outright
20%
With a mortgage
24%
Private rented
33%
Social rented
23%
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

£3,502 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 6 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Bath Road£159,972668+23.4%
Coley Avenue£195,000276+48.8%
Berkeley Avenue£289,500248+0.4%
Admirals Court£125,000227+1.4%
Rembrandt Way£123,500220+1.3%
Fobney Street£265,000201-17%
Brunswick Street£162,250188+37.8%
Wensley Road£163,500163+14.6%
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 6 compares · from Reading

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Nores Hill +27.9%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 6 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
122 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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