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Reading house prices, July 2026

Average sold prices for Reading, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£349,550
Annual change
-1.2%
Homes sold, May 2026
118
England average
£293,479

The average property in Reading sold for £349,550 in July 2026, down 1.2% on the year. That is about 19% above the England average of £293,479. 118 homes sold in Reading in May 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to July 2026, the average price in Reading fell 1%, peaking at £359,435 in June 2026.

£359,435 £348,174
August 2025July 2026

Peak £359,435 in June 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Reading at £714,852, 220% above flat or maisonette at £223,165. Detached and Flat or maisonette fell over the year while the rest held or rose.

Average sold price by property type, July 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£714,852-1.2%
Semi-detached£442,678Broadly flat
Terraced£351,976Broadly flat
Flat or maisonette£223,165-3.8%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Reading paid £123,806 less than people who already owned, a gap of 40%.

Average sold price by buyer status, July 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£307,709-1.2%
Former owner-occupier£431,515-1.2%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Reading paid 5% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 10% of the sales counted in May 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, July 2026. Sales volumes are for May 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£333,972-1.9%5
Mortgage£353,211-1.1%44

By property status

New builds in Reading sold for 10% less than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, May 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£321,970-2.2%
Existing property£359,428Broadly flat

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
July 2026£349,550-1.2%n/a
June 2026£359,435Broadly flatn/a
May 2026£358,922Broadly flat118
April 2026£355,008-1.3%108
March 2026£348,174-2.1%139
February 2026£349,877Broadly flat129
January 2026£355,521+1.3%111
December 2025£355,302+1.4%147
November 2025£357,952+0.7%176
October 2025£354,495Broadly flat184
September 2025£355,098-1.5%164
August 2025£352,005-0.9%189
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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.