Typical 3-bedroom house£397kmost £352k–£445k
Houses per m²£4,919flats £4,420
Sold last year2291,618 in five years
Prices in Reading-1.2%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in RG2 sold for £397,217 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £352,113 and £444,722, for about 87 m² of space. That is 12% less than the same home across Reading (£449,000).
229 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £163k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RG2 0 (£4,357) and the most in RG2 9 (£5,195).
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 £1,811 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £79,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.
Questions about RG2
Is RG2 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 12% 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 (95% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (77.4% against 43.8%); 229 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 RG2?
A typical 3-bedroom house in RG2 sold for £397,217 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £352,113 and £444,722.
Is RG2 expensive for Reading?
A 3-bedroom house in RG2 costs 12% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Reading (£449,000).
How many homes sell in RG2 each year?
229 homes sold in the last year and 1,618 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near RG2?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Whiteknights Primary School, where 95% 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.