— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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13,596 people · median £289,000 · Reading
Fast broadbandMore 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 £289,000, up 25% over five years. That's about 7.1× local earnings — around the 8.3× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 105 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£289,000
5-year change+25%
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 ownership48%
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
£3,113 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 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southcote Road | £123,000 | 695 | +7.4% |
| Elm Park | £155,975 | 388 | -6.1% |
| Connaught Road | £155,000 | 381 | +9.3% |
| Belmont Road | £146,725 | 378 | +20.4% |
| Rowe Court | £97,000 | 349 | +5.3% |
| Beecham Road | £170,000 | 330 | +12.6% |
| Westcote Road | £134,000 | 295 | -0.7% |
| Waverley Road | £232,500 | 294 | +26.5% |
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 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 RG30 2 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17c Parkside Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £400,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 69 Kensington Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £400,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 3 Connaught Close | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £550,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 14, Kensington Road | Terraced | 3 | E | £250,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 89 Cranbury Road | Terraced | 2 | D | £277,500 | Aug 2026 |
| 6 Windrush Way | Semi-detached | 3 | E | £314,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 74 Grovelands Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £425,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 107 Elm Park Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £300,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 19 Drayton Road | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £440,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 42 KENSINGTON ROAD READING | Terraced | 3 | D | £300,000 | Aug 2026 |
226 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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