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Home › West Berkshire › RG8 8 · postcode sector
6,223 people · median £550,000 · West Berkshire
Cleaner air than most
West Berkshire Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 28/43 seats · 65% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £550,000, up 0.5% over five years. That's about 9.6× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 15 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Jul 2026£550,000
5-year change+0.5%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.6× · five-year average 9.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from West Berkshire22.5%
Of the homes across West Berkshire that sold again within five years, 22.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses4.4%
Terraced houses3.1%
Flats25.7%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new32.5%
Bought second-hand18.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+9.5% · ~7.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,068 resale pairs) across West Berkshire — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership78%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,407
West Berkshire Council£2,017
Police & Crime Commissioner£298
Fire & Rescue£91
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,605
Band B£1,872
Band C£2,139
Band D (baseline)£2,407
Band E£2,942
Band F£3,477
Band G£4,012
Band H£4,814
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
£3,925 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 RG8 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Street | £756,000 | 97 | — |
| Wintringham Way | £300,000 | 91 | +1.5% |
| Wakemans | £225,000 | 87 | +31.7% |
| Primrose Close | £185,000 | 87 | +29.9% |
| Purley Rise | £317,000 | 79 | +4.5% |
| Waterside Drive | £230,000 | 79 | +13.9% |
| Beech Road | £479,950 | 75 | +11.7% |
| St Marys Avenue | £170,000 | 73 | — |
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 West Berkshire how RG8 8 compares · from West Berkshire
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Speenhamland +33.2%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speenhamland | £330,000 | +33.2% | 136 |
| Pangbourne | £492,500 | +29% | 100 |
| Fords Farm | £367,000 | +27.3% | 92 |
| Shaw | £361,000 | +27.2% | 178 |
| Theale | £354,000 | +26% | 96 |
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 RG8 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees Bowden Green Pangbourne | Detached | 4+ | E | £485,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 22 Waterside Drive Purley On Thames | Detached | 3 | B | £475,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 57 Wintringham Way Purley On Thames | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £380,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Bere House Bere Court | Detached | — | — | £720,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 16 Chestnut Grove Purley On Thames | Detached | 4+ | D | £530,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 1 Brading Way Purley On Thames | Detached | 4+ | B | £715,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 40 PURLEY RISE PURLEY ON THAMES READING | Detached | 4+ | D | £740,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 15 Kiln Ride Upper Basildon | Semi-detached | 4+ | E | £435,000 | Mar 2026 |
| Claremont House Bethesda Street Upper Basildon | Detached | 4+ | C | £2,486,160 | Mar 2026 |
| Mallowry Upper Basildon | Detached | 4+ | D | £600,000 | Mar 2026 |
57 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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