— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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8,326 people · median £264,000 · Reading
More affordable than most
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 £264,000, up 11.7% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 8.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 31 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£264,000
5-year change+11.7%
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 ownership24%
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
£3,396 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 7 58 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | £125,000 | 323 | -18% |
| Russell Street | £127,750 | 266 | -8.6% |
| Alfred Street | £232,000 | 259 | -19.2% |
| Oxford Road | £140,000 | 213 | — |
| George Street | £128,250 | 182 | +178.8% |
| Tilehurst Road | £155,000 | 172 | +25.6% |
| Prospect Street | £140,000 | 163 | -1.1% |
| Chatham Place | £190,000 | 161 | — |
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 7 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 7 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3 35 Russell Street | Flat | 1 | C | £165,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 5 40 Caversham Road | Flat | 2 | C | £267,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 3 Gower Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £290,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 37, Mason Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £265,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 24, Carey Street | Terraced | 4+ | D | £365,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 15 4 Weldale Street | Flat | 2 | B | £263,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 18 Little Street | Terraced | 2 | D | £195,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 23 Mcilroys Building Oxford Road | Flat | — | — | £180,000 | May 2026 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 49 Russell Street | Flat | — | — | £171,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat D 4 Brunswick Hill | Flat | — | — | £135,000 | May 2026 |
124 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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