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West Berkshire house prices

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

Average price
£400,698
Annual change
Broadly flat
Homes sold, March 2026
119
England average
£292,095

The average property in West Berkshire sold for £400,698 in May 2026, broadly unchanged on the year. That is about 37% above the England average of £292,095. 119 homes sold in West Berkshire 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 West Berkshire ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £409,234 in October 2025.

£409,234 £399,712
June 2025May 2026

Peak £409,234 in October 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in West Berkshire at £709,860, 239% above flat or maisonette at £209,316. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 2.3%.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£709,860Broadly flat
Semi-detached£414,519+1.4%
Terraced£332,484+0.5%
Flat or maisonette£209,316-2.3%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in West Berkshire paid £181,964 less than people who already owned, a gap of 58%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£313,923Broadly flat
Former owner-occupier£495,887Broadly flat

By funding status

Cash buyers in West Berkshire paid 1% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 21% 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 withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£397,685Broadly flat11
Mortgage£401,787Broadly flat42

By property status

New builds in West Berkshire sold for 17% 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 statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£334,784+4.1%
Existing property£404,633Broadly 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
May 2026£400,698Broadly flatn/a
April 2026£401,803+0.8%n/a
March 2026£402,625+0.5%119
February 2026£404,675+1.4%139
January 2026£399,712+1.6%116
December 2025£400,686+3.2%161
November 2025£403,721+5.2%201
October 2025£409,234+6.5%196
September 2025£405,346+5.3%169
August 2025£403,887+4.8%210
July 2025£402,641+4.6%201
June 2025£401,791+3.7%196
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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.