Property searches in Reading

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Reading cost £350,501 in August 2026. Prices have barely moved in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£350,501	-0.4%
Detached	£714,640	-0.5%
Semi-detached	£443,351	+0.7%
Terraced	£353,126	+0.8%
Flat or maisonette	£224,077	-2.7%
First-time buyers	£308,748	-0.4%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Reading pays £2,613 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,742	£174
B	£2,032	£203
C	£2,322	£232
D	£2,613	£261
E	£3,193	£319
F	£3,774	£377
G	£4,355	£435
H	£5,226	£523

Renting

The average private rent is £1,582 a month (+1.3% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 5.4% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£1,120
2	£1,399
3	£1,680
4 or more	£2,365

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Reading is split into 100 small neighbourhoods. 11% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 21% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 52% of homes are owned, 30% privately rented and 16% socially rented; 12% of people are 65 or over and 27% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 99% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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