Typical 3-bedroom house£367kmost £324k–£423k
Houses per m²£4,622flats £4,512
Sold last year2842,192 in five years
Prices in Reading-1.2%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in RG1 sold for £366,555 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £324,083 and £423,391, for about 85 m² of space. That is 18% less than the same home across Reading (£449,000).
284 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £173k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RG1 3 (£4,318) and the most in RG1 4 (£5,105).
Across Reading, prices are down 1.2% on a year ago and up 12.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,671 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,672 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £73,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.
Questions about RG1
Is RG1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 18% less than across Reading; prices in Reading are down 1.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (100% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (77.4% against 43.8%); 284 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in RG1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in RG1 sold for £366,555 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £324,083 and £423,391.
Is RG1 expensive for Reading?
A 3-bedroom house in RG1 costs 18% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Reading (£449,000).
How many homes sell in RG1 each year?
284 homes sold in the last year and 2,192 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near RG1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is All Saints Junior School, where 100% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.