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Reading house prices

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

£351,267

Annual change

-2.4%

Homes sold, March 2026

118

England average

£292,095

The average property in Reading sold for £351,267 in May 2026, down 2.4% on the year. That is about 20% above the England average of £292,095. 118 homes sold in Reading in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Reading fell 2%, peaking at £357,603 in June 2025.

£357,603 £346,055

June 2025May 2026

Peak £357,603 in June 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Reading at £716,411, 218% above flat or maisonette at £225,307. Every property type is down on the year.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property type	Average price	Annual change
Detached	£716,411	-2.4%
Semi-detached	£444,542	-0.8%
Terraced	£352,870	-1.1%
Flat or maisonette	£225,307	-5%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Reading paid £124,375 less than people who already owned, a gap of 40%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
Buyer	Average price	Annual change
First-time buyer	£309,218	-2.5%
Former owner-occupier	£433,593	-2.2%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Reading paid 5% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 9% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid with	Average price	Annual change	Sales
Cash	£336,281	-2.9%	3
Mortgage	£354,796	-2.2%	29

By property status

New builds in Reading sold for 11% less than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property status	Average price	Annual change
New build	£309,326	-4.9%
Existing property	£346,587	-2.6%

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.
Month	Average price	Annual change	Sales
May 2026	£351,267	-2.4%	n/a
April 2026	£347,504	-3.4%	n/a
March 2026	£346,055	-2.7%	118
February 2026	£348,505	-0.7%	116
January 2026	£353,045	+0.6%	102
December 2025	£354,990	+1.3%	142
November 2025	£356,810	Broadly flat	168
October 2025	£353,718	Broadly flat	168
September 2025	£353,771	-1.8%	149
August 2025	£351,290	-1.1%	185
July 2025	£353,459	Broadly flat	200
June 2025	£357,603	+3.2%	167

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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.