UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/rg5
RG5Reading, Wokingham, England
House prices in RG5, Reading
Homes in RG5 sold for a median of £448,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 676 standard sales.
It is the cheapest of the 5 postcode districts in the Wokingham council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 164 | £600,000 | £510,000 to £685,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 264 | £460,000 | £422,000 to £504,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 135 | £390,000 | £346,000 to £440,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 113 | £240,000 | £218,000 to £270,000 | Too few |
Only 27 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 39% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 24%.
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Where prices are higher in RG5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in RG5 4, around Woodley, with a median of £460,000, and lowest in RG5 3, around Woodley, at £425,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in RG5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 100 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| RG5 4RR | £985,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4RS | £850,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4NR | £700,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3AA | £685,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3QD | £630,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4NZ | £610,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4TR | £602,500 | 4 |
| RG5 3AY | £600,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3AZ | £600,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4PQ | £580,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4UR | £575,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3HB | £545,000 | 5 |
| RG5 4UB | £545,000 | 4 |
| RG5 3LY | £535,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4TF | £535,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4HJ | £531,000 | 6 |
| RG5 4RX | £525,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4PG | £520,000 | 5 |
| RG5 3HJ | £515,000 | 4 |
| RG5 4LA | £504,500 | 6 |
| RG5 4DR | £502,500 | 4 |
| RG5 4QT | £502,500 | 4 |
| RG5 4FE | £500,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4FJ | £500,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4QS | £500,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4BT | £497,500 | 6 |
| RG5 3NE | £487,000 | 9 |
| RG5 4DT | £485,000 | 5 |
| RG5 4PZ | £485,000 | 7 |
| RG5 4UY | £485,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3HS | £477,500 | 6 |
| RG5 4NB | £475,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4PF | £469,000 | 4 |
| RG5 4HB | £462,500 | 4 |
| RG5 3HU | £460,000 | 4 |
| RG5 4ER | £460,000 | 5 |
| RG5 4FA | £455,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4PN | £450,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4PR | £450,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4NA | £448,500 | 6 |
| RG5 3RD | £446,000 | 6 |
| RG5 4DG | £445,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4JX | £445,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4EL | £444,500 | 7 |
| RG5 4LR | £440,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4LN | £438,500 | 5 |
| RG5 4XW | £437,500 | 6 |
| RG5 3NG | £435,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3NT | £435,000 | 4 |
| RG5 4LP | £432,500 | 4 |
| RG5 4SF | £430,000 | 4 |
| RG5 3JB | £428,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3LJ | £425,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4LJ | £425,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4QU | £425,000 | 6 |
| RG5 3SA | £423,000 | 4 |
| RG5 4HH | £422,500 | 3 |
| RG5 4QY | £418,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3NJ | £417,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3LZ | £408,000 | 4 |
| RG5 4QF | £406,500 | 6 |
| RG5 3EW | £405,500 | 4 |
| RG5 3SG | £405,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4AH | £397,500 | 4 |
| RG5 3JQ | £385,000 | 5 |
| RG5 3QR | £385,000 | 4 |
| RG5 3JF | £382,500 | 4 |
| RG5 4BQ | £370,500 | 8 |
| RG5 4XP | £365,000 | 9 |
| RG5 4RD | £350,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3AJ | £342,000 | 5 |
| RG5 3JA | £325,000 | 5 |
| RG5 4DX | £322,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4UX | £320,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4XL | £315,000 | 4 |
| RG5 4UJ | £310,500 | 6 |
| RG5 4UU | £309,000 | 6 |
| RG5 4AY | £305,000 | 5 |
| RG5 4NW | £296,500 | 8 |
| RG5 4FD | £295,000 | 7 |
| RG5 4ND | £292,500 | 4 |
| RG5 3QB | £279,000 | 4 |
| RG5 3RT | £275,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4BW | £272,500 | 4 |
| RG5 4WL | £271,000 | 5 |
| RG5 3LL | £270,000 | 8 |
| RG5 4DN | £270,000 | 5 |
| RG5 4NX | £270,000 | 3 |
| RG5 4RJ | £270,000 | 5 |
| RG5 4HA | £268,000 | 6 |
| RG5 3HW | £265,000 | 7 |
| RG5 4JD | £252,500 | 4 |
| RG5 4NF | £250,000 | 6 |
| RG5 3LW | £246,000 | 3 |
| RG5 3SQ | £244,500 | 4 |
| RG5 4SH | £233,000 | 10 |
| RG5 3PZ | £230,000 | 7 |
| RG5 4JA | £187,500 | 4 |
| RG5 4SD | £160,000 | 5 |
| RG5 3AF | £145,000 | 7 |
Prices over time
The median rose 20%, from £375,000 in 2016 to £450,000 in 2025, less than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.
Postcode districts in the Wokingham council area
Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. RG5 is the cheapest.
- RG10 Reading£615,000
- RG41 Wokingham£510,000
- RG40 Wokingham£500,000
- RG6 Reading£461,000
- RG5 Reading, this district£448,500
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £116,000 for a flat on Elm Drive to £960,000 for a detached house on Butts Hill Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in RG5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 5 Butts Hill RoadSold for £960,000
- Oak Rise Colemans Moor RoadSold for £560,000
- 19 Sunderland CloseSold for £325,000
- 30 Austin RoadSold for £425,000
- 33 Fitzroy CrescentSold for £445,000
- 34 Redwood AvenueSold for £515,000
- 2 Oakdale WalkSold for £510,000
- 8 St Johns CloseSold for £360,000
- 313 Headley Road EastSold for £383,000
- 12 Elm DriveSold for £116,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley£594,00016 sales
- Fairwater Drive, Woodley£412,00015 sales
- Colemans Moor Road, Woodley£450,00013 sales
- Butts Hill Road, Woodley£503,00011 sales
- Roslyn Road, Woodley£465,00011 sales
Living in RG5
Crime
38 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 88 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
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
Across its postcodes, an average of 97% of homes can get it
Higher than 87 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
4% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 67 in 100 postcode districts.
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 £2,498 a year in Wokingham for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 68 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.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of RG5, from the sales in RG5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Bulmershe & Coronation 230 sales£470,000
- Loddon 247 sales£455,000
- South Lake 225 sales£425,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 28 | |
| C | 263 | |
| D | 250 | |
| E | 31 | |
| F | 2 | |
| G | 1 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 42 | ||
| 162 | ||
| 207 | ||
| 83 | ||
| 44 | ||
| 30 |
About these figures
The figures come from 676 standard sales in RG5 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 17% were flats.
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.