Typical 3-bedroom house£476kmost £428k–£515k
Houses per m²£5,242flats £4,039
Sold last year2261,477 in five years
Prices in Wokingham-0.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in RG5 sold for £476,028 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £427,920 and £514,592, for about 88 m² of space. That is 6% more than the same home across Reading (£449,000).
226 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £145k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RG5 3 (£5,223) and the most in RG5 4 (£5,278).
Across Wokingham, prices are down 0.9% on a year ago and up 13.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,646 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,171 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £95,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.
Questions about RG5
Is RG5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% more than across Reading; prices in Wokingham are down 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (77.4% against 43.8%); 226 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 RG5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in RG5 sold for £476,028 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £427,920 and £514,592.
Is RG5 expensive for Reading?
A 3-bedroom house in RG5 costs 6% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Reading (£449,000).
How many homes sell in RG5 each year?
226 homes sold in the last year and 1,477 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near RG5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Sonning Church of England Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near RG5?
For a 3-bedroom house, RG1 (£367k, 5 km), RG2 (£397k, 5 km), RG30 (£362k, 8 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.