Buying a home in RG6, Reading. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£506kmost £450k–£566k
Houses per m²£5,548flats £4,171
Sold last year2751,833 in five years
Prices in Wokingham-0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RG6 sold for £505,500 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £450,363 and £565,594, for about 89 m² of space. That is 13% more than the same home across Reading (£449,000).

275 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 £181k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RG6 1 (£4,854) and the most in RG6 4 (£5,982).

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 £2,305 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £101,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in RG6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£262,500£240k–£284k41 m²114
2£382,595£345k–£436k64 m²437
3£505,500£450k–£566k89 m²507
4£603,582£539k–£656k112 m²263
5+£696,378£622k–£809k139 m²299

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£263k£383k£506k£604k£696k
Detached—£454k£533k£635k£724k
Semi-detached£276k£419k£513k£579k£662k
Terraced£258k£351k£402k£433k£572k
Flats£181k£234k£243k——

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

Price per m² across RG6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
RG6 1£4,854£3,916
RG6 3£5,728£4,287
RG6 4£5,982£4,673
RG6 5£5,708£3,627
RG6 7£5,556£4,260

Schools near RG6

Best state primary within 2 kmWhiteknights Primary School95% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMaiden Erlegh School77.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%15 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about RG6

Is RG6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% 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 (95% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (77.4% against 43.8%); 275 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 RG6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RG6 sold for £505,500 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £450,363 and £565,594.

Is RG6 expensive for Reading?

A 3-bedroom house in RG6 costs 13% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Reading (£449,000).

How many homes sell in RG6 each year?

275 homes sold in the last year and 1,833 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 RG6?

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%).

Where is cheaper near RG6?

For a 3-bedroom house, RG2 (£397k, 3 km), RG1 (£367k, 3 km), RG30 (£362k, 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.