Buying a home in RG31, Reading. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£434kmost £390k–£476k
Houses per m²£5,053flats £4,021
Sold last year2471,637 in five years
Prices in West Berkshire+0.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RG31 sold for £433,941 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £390,265 and £476,119, for about 87 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across Reading (£449,000).

247 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £164k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RG31 4 (£4,863) and the most in RG31 7 (£5,362).

Across West Berkshire, prices are up 0.5% on a year ago and up 16.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,511 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,979 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £87,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in RG31 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£248,146£228k–£262k43 m²44
2£359,984£330k–£400k65 m²391
3£433,941£390k–£476k87 m²560
4£514,500£456k–£593k110 m²208
5+£646,814£547k–£738k141 m²232

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£248k£360k£434k£515k£647k
Detached—£418k£503k£582k£677k
Semi-detached£236k£378k£432k£469k£557k
Terraced£251k£340k£391k£459k£481k
Flats£164k£223k£235k——

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across RG31

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
RG31 4£4,863£3,771
RG31 5£5,009£3,763
RG31 6£4,925£4,232
RG31 7£5,362£4,232

Schools near RG31

Best state primary within 2 kmMoorlands Primary School77% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%20 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmDenefield School49.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%11 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about RG31

Is RG31 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% less than across Reading; prices in West Berkshire are up 0.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (77% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49.4% against 43.8%); 247 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 RG31?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RG31 sold for £433,941 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £390,265 and £476,119.

Is RG31 expensive for Reading?

A 3-bedroom house in RG31 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Reading (£449,000).

How many homes sell in RG31 each year?

247 homes sold in the last year and 1,637 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near RG31?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Moorlands Primary School, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near RG31?

For a 3-bedroom house, RG30 (£362k, 2 km), RG1 (£367k, 5 km).

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.