Buying a home in RG4, Reading. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£483kmost £422k–£589k
Houses per m²£5,511flats £4,306
Sold last year3762,453 in five years
Prices in Reading-1.2%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RG4 sold for £483,387 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £422,043 and £589,124, for about 90 m² of space. That is 8% more than the same home across Reading (£449,000).

376 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 £180k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RG4 6 (£5,037) and the most in RG4 9 (£5,850).

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 £2,204 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £97,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.

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House prices in RG4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£368,106£276k–£599k51 m²17
2£405,803£365k–£471k71 m²380
3£483,387£422k–£589k90 m²860
4£661,687£545k–£794k119 m²328
5+£894,523£721k–£1.09m168 m²488

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£368k£406k£483k£662k£895k
Detached£599k£489k£596k£725k£950k
Semi-detached—£443k£494k£620k£790k
Terraced£278k£380k£425k£486k£666k
Flats£180k£255k£361k£422k—

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

Price per m² across RG4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
RG4 5£5,367£4,122
RG4 6£5,037£4,181
RG4 7£5,777£4,633
RG4 8£5,386£4,318
RG4 9£5,850£4,488

Schools near RG4

Best state primary within 2 kmThe Heights Primary School79% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%10 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmHighdown School and Sixth Form Centre64.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%14 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about RG4

Is RG4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 8% more than across Reading; prices in Reading are down 1.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (79% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (64.4% against 43.8%); 376 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 RG4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RG4 sold for £483,387 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £422,043 and £589,124.

Is RG4 expensive for Reading?

A 3-bedroom house in RG4 costs 8% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Reading (£449,000).

How many homes sell in RG4 each year?

376 homes sold in the last year and 2,453 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 RG4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Heights Primary School, where 79% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near RG4?

For a 3-bedroom house, RG1 (£367k, 3 km), RG30 (£362k, 5 km), RG31 (£434k, 6 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.