— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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5,828 people · median £300,000 · 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 £300,000, up 5.7% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 8.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 34 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£300,000
5-year change+5.7%
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 Reading28.7%
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 ownership40%
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
£3,114 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 RG30 1 33 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Road | £142,500 | 469 | +20.3% |
| Sherwood Street | £147,500 | 283 | +23.4% |
| Curzon Street | £170,000 | 220 | +7.3% |
| Battle Square | £235,000 | 212 | -22.4% |
| Salisbury Road | £144,975 | 202 | +25.8% |
| Chester Street | £140,000 | 189 | +7% |
| Audley Street | £158,000 | 180 | +11.7% |
| Catherine Street | £146,500 | 161 | -5% |
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 RG30 1 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 RG30 1 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 SHERWOOD STREET READING | Terraced | 3 | D | £326,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 5 Catherine Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £364,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 38 Sherwood Street | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £420,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 224 Oxford Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £365,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 20, Valentia Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £270,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 78 Sherwood Street | Terraced | 3 | C | £317,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 31 Audley Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £330,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 44, Stone Street | Terraced | 3 | C | £180,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 30 WINSLET PLACE OXFORD ROAD READING | Flat | 2 | B | £180,000 | Aug 2026 |
| Flat 35 Englefield House Moulsford Mews | Flat | 2 | B | £185,000 | Aug 2026 |
88 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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