Buying a home in RG7, Reading. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£473kmost £418k–£541k
Houses per m²£5,101flats £4,071
Sold last year2651,545 in five years
Prices in West Berkshire+0.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RG7 sold for £472,953 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £417,946 and £541,045, for about 91 m² of space. That is 5% more than the same home across Reading (£449,000).

265 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 £182k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RG7 4 (£4,925) and the most in RG7 6 (£5,558).

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 £2,157 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.

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House prices in RG7 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£252,000£212k–£366k43 m²20
2£358,790£325k–£403k67 m²332
3£472,953£418k–£541k91 m²478
4£593,305£499k–£737k122 m²200
5+£790,779£659k–£981k171 m²370

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£252k£359k£473k£593k£791k
Detached—£461k£541k£666k£814k
Semi-detached£418k£383k£466k£542k£613k
Terraced£246k£342k£408k£467k£488k
Flats£182k£224k£296k—£701k

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

Price per m² across RG7

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
RG7 1£5,146£4,140
RG7 2£5,143—
RG7 3£5,035£3,706
RG7 4£4,925£3,584
RG7 5£5,052£4,091
RG7 6£5,558—

Schools near RG7

Best state primary within 2 kmSulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School59% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Willink School64% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about RG7

Is RG7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% more than across Reading; prices in West Berkshire are up 0.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (59% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (64% against 43.8%); 265 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 RG7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RG7 sold for £472,953 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £417,946 and £541,045.

Is RG7 expensive for Reading?

A 3-bedroom house in RG7 costs 5% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Reading (£449,000).

How many homes sell in RG7 each year?

265 homes sold in the last year and 1,545 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 RG7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School, where 59% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near RG7?

For a 3-bedroom house, RG30 (£362k, 7 km), RG26 (£399k, 7 km), RG2 (£397k, 9 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.