How house prices are moving across West Berkshire, from all UK property sales, median-based.
Medians over the most recent 12 months of all UK property sales (to July 2026). Median is used, not mean — it isn't skewed by the odd very-high sale.
Across West Berkshire, the median sold price over the 12 months to July 2026 was £385,000 — it fell 4.2% on the year before. That reflects 2,040 recorded sales. Detached homes are the priciest at a median of £642,000, while flat/maisonette homes are the most affordable at £210,000. Over the past year, other homes moved the most (-51.6%). Within West Berkshire, the RG7 district saw the strongest recent growth (+3%) and RG8 the softest (-14%).
New-build homes were 1.1% of recent sales, a share that is falling.
These figures track the median of prices actually paid, not a like-for-like index. A move can reflect a change in what sold — more new homes, or a different mix of house types and sizes — as much as any change in what a given home is worth.
| Type | Median | 12-month change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £400,000 | +0% | 584 |
| Detached | £642,000 | +1.9% | 549 |
| Terraced | £330,000 | -0.8% | 428 |
| Flat/Maisonette | £210,000 | +2.4% | 381 |
| Other | £327,500 | -51.6% | 98 |
Change compares the median for the last 12 months with the 12 months before.
| District | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG7 | +2.3% | -4.4% | +2.2% | -2.2% | +3.3% | £465,000 |
| RG8 | +6.5% | -14.6% | +18.6% | -0.5% | -14% | £507,500 |
| RG14 | +10.3% | +6.5% | -4.1% | -1.4% | +0% | £350,000 |
| RG17 | +1.7% | +7.2% | -12.9% | +12.7% | -6.4% | £374,200 |
| RG18 | +3.7% | +1.5% | +0% | +9.7% | -12.2% | £385,250 |
| RG19 | +1.5% | -3% | +2.2% | +2.4% | -2% | £333,250 |
| RG20 | +7.5% | +20.9% | -14.5% | +1.9% | +1.1% | £572,500 |
| RG31 | +13.6% | +0.2% | -6.1% | +7.8% | -4.8% | £395,000 |
Year-on-year change in the median sold price; green = up, red = down. Final column is the latest-year median. Tap a postcode district for its own sold prices.
New-build homes were 1.1% of sales in the latest year, and the share is ▼ falling over the period — a marker of how much new housing is being built here (not a price forecast). See the new-build chart above.
How these figures are calculated. Year-on-year change compares the median sold price over the most recent 12 months of data with the 12 months before it. We use the median, not the average, so a few unusually high or low sales don't distort it. Because HM Land Registry data lags — sales take time to be registered — the most recent month or two are provisional and tend to revise upward. Figures track the mix of what actually sold, so they are not a like-for-like index. The same method is used across this site, so an area's figure here matches its ranking in investment trends.
| Town | 12-mo change | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | -2.6% | £423,500 |
| Newbury | -4.1% | £355,000 |
| Thatcham | -4.8% | £358,750 |
| Hungerford | -6.4% | £374,200 |
Median sold price over the last 12 months and its change on the year before. Tap a town for its full breakdown.
Councils across West Berkshire received 1,267 planning applications in the year to 2026 Q1, +8% on the year before — a marker of how much development is in the pipeline, not a price forecast.
Source: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1), Open Government Licence.
Source: sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (updated monthly; the most recent 1–2 months are provisional). Median-based; figures track the mix of what sold, not a like-for-like index.