Official city coverage
Reading property market
The official standardised average price was GBP 351,267 in 2026-05. The index was down 2.4% year over year.
- Latest index
- 98.3
- Average price
- GBP 351,267
- Year over year
- −2.4%
- Latest period
- 2026-05
- History
- 100 months
- Recent sales volume
- 118
Official city price index
Reading residential property price index
January 2023 = 100 · monthly · through 2026-05
- Average price
- GBP 351,267
- Latest index
- 98.3
- Year over year
- −2.4%
- Since 2018-02
- +12.2%
- Recent sales
- 118
- Detached
- GBP 716,411
- Semi-detached
- GBP 444,542
- Terraced
- GBP 352,870
- Apartment
- GBP 225,307
Scope: Reading local authority. Standardised average prices for residential transactions included in the UK House Price Index. This is an official scoped index and is kept separate from the national benchmark. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Observations
Recent monthly history
HM Land Registry official residential property price index for Reading local authority.
| Month | Index | Year over year | Average price | Sales volume | Period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 98.3 | −2.4% | GBP 351,267 | — | May 31, 2026 |
| 2026-04 | 97.3 | −3.4% | GBP 347,504 | — | Apr 30, 2026 |
| 2026-03 | 96.9 | −2.7% | GBP 346,055 | 118 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 2026-02 | 97.6 | −0.7% | GBP 348,505 | 116 | Feb 28, 2026 |
| 2026-01 | 98.8 | +0.5% | GBP 353,045 | 102 | Jan 31, 2026 |
| 2025-12 | 99.4 | +1.3% | GBP 354,990 | 142 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| 2025-11 | 99.9 | +0.4% | GBP 356,810 | 168 | Nov 30, 2025 |
| 2025-10 | 99.0 | −0.2% | GBP 353,718 | 168 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 2025-09 | 99.0 | −1.9% | GBP 353,771 | 149 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 2025-08 | 98.4 | −1.0% | GBP 351,290 | 185 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| 2025-07 | 99.0 | 0.0% | GBP 353,459 | 200 | Jul 31, 2025 |
| 2025-06 | 100.1 | +3.1% | GBP 357,603 | 167 | Jun 30, 2025 |
Scope and source
Reading local authority coverage, explicitly bounded
Standardised average prices for residential transactions included in the UK House Price Index. This official index is bounded to Reading local authority and is not presented as national coverage.