UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/west-berkshire
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in West Berkshire
Homes in West Berkshire sold for a median of £397,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,267 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 21%, from £330,000 in 2016 to £400,000 in 2025, less than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,301 | £630,000 | £505,000 to £825,000 | £4,902/m²from 45 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,301 | £400,000 | £348,000 to £460,000 | £4,479/m²from 46 sales |
| Terraced | 918 | £335,000 | £296,000 to £381,000 | £4,117/m²from 39 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 747 | £210,000 | £173,000 to £256,000 | £3,595/m²from 24 sales |
Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers in West Berkshire, at 31% and 31% of sales.
Postcode districts in West Berkshire
The dearest district was RG8 (Reading), at £590,000, and the cheapest was RG19 (Thatcham), at £354,000.
The next dearest were RG20 (Newbury) and RG7 (Reading), and the next cheapest RG14 (Newbury) and RG17 (Hungerford).
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Post towns in West Berkshire, by number of sales: Reading (RG7, RG8, RG31), Newbury (RG14, RG20), Thatcham (RG18, RG19), Hungerford (RG17).
- RG8Reading, 437 salesMedian price £590,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- RG20Newbury, 412 salesMedian price £566,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +11%
- RG7Reading, 963 salesMedian price £465,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- RG31Reading, 722 salesMedian price £416,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +8%
- RG18Thatcham, 459 salesMedian price £412,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- RG17Hungerford, 380 salesMedian price £386,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +17%
- RG14Newbury, 1,347 salesMedian price £360,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −7%
- RG19Thatcham, 538 salesMedian price £354,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in RG17 (Hungerford), up 17%, and fell most in RG14 (Newbury), down 7%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Beddals Close, Thatcham (RG19)56 sales
- Fullbrook Avenue, Spencers Wood (RG7)38 sales
- Kingman Way, Newbury (RG14)37 sales
- Eitherways, Newbury (RG14)32 sales
- Racecourse Road, Newbury (RG14)31 sales
- Copenhagen Rise, Spencers Wood (RG7)27 sales
- London Road, Newbury (RG14)22 sales
- Jago Court, Newbury (RG14)20 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Garrison Meadows, Donnington (RG14, detached houses, £650,000), Copenhagen Rise, Spencers Wood (RG7, detached houses, £635,000) and Westwood Road, Tilehurst (RG31, £554,000).
The cheapest were London Road, Newbury (RG14, £152,000), West Mills, Newbury (RG14, flats, £170,000) and Martingale Chase, Newbury (RG14, flats, £175,000).
Living in West Berkshire
Crime
58 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 76 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
89% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
45% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,505 a year in West Berkshire for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 70 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. West Berkshire and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Horsham£433,500
- Chichester£422,500
- East Hampshire£422,000
- Bracknell Forest£420,000
- Brighton and Hove£418,000
- Tonbridge and Malling£415,000
- Vale of White Horse£397,500
- West Berkshire, this council area£397,500
- Slough£395,000
- West Oxfordshire£395,000
- New Forest£384,000
- Lewes£383,500
- Wealden£382,500
- Adur£378,000
- Dartford£375,500
About these figures
West Berkshire's figures come from 4,267 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 8 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in West Berkshire, so their sales add up to 5,258 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.