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Data refreshed 13 September 2026

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Reading average asking prices, rents and rental yields

Free area-level property market data for Reading, from the Property Deals Insight database of around 34 million UK properties.

Median advertised asking price

£462,487

45% above UK benchmark

More expensive than 78% of UK local authorities. The UK median is £318,268.

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Market overview

What the Reading numbers tell us

A concise read of the current advertised market. The detailed views below break the same figures down by property type and bedroom count.

Affordability 01

Reading sits above the UK benchmark

Its median advertised asking price is £144,219 above the UK figure, placing Reading 272nd of 347 covered areas.

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Rental opportunity 02

1 bed properties show the strongest headline yield

1 bed properties currently show a 7.0% gross advertised yield, before operating and finance costs.

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Family homes 03

Three-bedroom asking prices are above the UK benchmark

At £415,475, the Reading average is about 28% higher than the equivalent UK figure.

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Advertised sale market

Asking prices in Reading

Average advertised asking price by residential property type and by bedroom count. Core dwelling categories are included in the headline median; room lets and non-residential premises are listed separately and excluded.

Advertised asking price by property type, Reading. Core residential categories.
Property type	Relative	Average asking price
Detached		£792,971
Semi-detached		£499,054
Terraced		£356,454
End of terrace		£392,375
Flat		£225,604
Apartment		£256,422
House		£462,487
Bungalow		£554,688

Show 11 further residential types

Additional residential types. Included in the median.
Property type	Relative	Average asking price
Chalet		£750,000
Cottage		£612,500
Detached bungalow		£496,985
Town house		£492,367
Link detached house		£490,905
Penthouse		£483,333
Semi-detached bungalow		£375,000
Maisonette		£221,029
Cluster house		£200,000
Ground maisonette		£183,333
Ground flat		£180,625

Show 5 excluded categories (room lets and non-residential)

Excluded from all headline figures and yields: per-room lettings and non-residential premises. Shown for transparency only.
Property type	Relative	Average asking price
Block of apartments		£589,167
Garages		£475,000
Not specified		£425,000
Park home		£152,475
Mobile home		£145,000

Average asking price by number of bedrooms

£193,0891 bed

£286,5362 bed

£415,4753 bed

£600,8884 bed

£759,8005 bed

These are asking prices, not sold prices. PDI also holds Land Registry sold-price records for Reading — what buyers actually paid, and when.

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Advertised rental market

Monthly rents in Reading

Whole-dwelling advertised rents. House shares, per-room lets and non-residential listings are excluded from every headline figure.

Advertised monthly rent by property type, Reading. Whole dwellings only.
Property type	Relative	Average monthly rent
Detached		£2,429
Semi-detached		£2,046
Terraced		£1,787
End of terrace		£1,778
Flat		£1,480
Apartment		£1,560
House		£2,094
Bungalow		£2,550

Show 8 further residential types

Additional residential types. Included in the median.
Property type	Relative	Average monthly rent
Barn conversion		£2,350
Town house		£2,076
Detached bungalow		£2,000
Link detached house		£2,000
Penthouse		£1,896
Cottage		£1,750
Maisonette		£1,298
Ground flat		£1,125

Show 5 excluded categories (room lets and non-residential)

Excluded from all headline figures and yields: per-room lettings and non-residential premises. Shown for transparency only.
Property type	Relative	Average monthly rent
Land		£1,295
Not specified		£1,185
Flat share		£929
House of multiple occupation		£825
House share		£724

Average monthly rent by number of bedrooms

£1,1281 bed

£1,6722 bed

£1,8433 bed

£2,2564 bed

£2,6435 bed

Buy-to-let snapshot

Indicative gross rental yields

Highest advertised

7.0%

1 bed properties lead the current snapshot. Treat it as an initial screening signal, not a forecast of realised return.

7.0%1 bed

7.0%2 bed

5.3%3 bed

4.5%4 bed

4.2%5 bed

Gross yield compares average advertised rent with average asking price. It excludes voids, management fees, maintenance and finance costs.

UK comparison

How Reading compares

The same advertised measures set against the national picture across 347 local authority districts.

Typical asking price

£462,487Reading

£318,268UK benchmark

45% higher

3-bedroom asking price

£415,475Reading

£323,504UK benchmark

28% higher

Affordability position

#272

out of 347 covered UK areas

More affordable than22%

Areas with a similar median asking price

East Hampshire West Oxfordshire Trafford Lewes North Hertfordshire Watford City of Edinburgh Havering

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Reading area insight

GET /v1/area-insights?area=reading
Authorization: Bearer pdi_live_••••••••

{
  "area": "Reading",
  "median_asking_price": 462487,
  "median_monthly_rent": 1948,
  "best_gross_yield": 7.0,
  "affordability_rank": 272,
  "refreshed": "2026-09-13"
}

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How to read these figures

Frequently asked questions

What is the average asking price in Reading?

The median advertised asking price in Reading is £462,487, taken across 19 residential property-type categories. These are advertised asking prices, not achieved sale prices.

How much is a 3-bedroom property in Reading?

A 3-bedroom property in Reading averages £415,475. A 2-bedroom averages £286,536 and a 4-bedroom £600,888.

What is the average rent in Reading?

Average advertised monthly rent in Reading is £1,672 for a 2-bedroom and £1,843 for a 3-bedroom property. Per-room lettings are excluded.

Is Reading good for buy-to-let?

The strongest gross yield in Reading is 7.0% on 1 bed properties. Gross yield compares advertised rent with asking price and excludes voids, management, maintenance and finance costs.

Where does this Reading data come from?

Property Deals Insight maintains a database of around 34 million UK properties. These area figures aggregate advertised sale and rental listings for the Reading local authority district.

What these numbers include

These are advertised asking prices and advertised rents, aggregated from property listings — not achieved sale prices.
Gross yield excludes voids, management, maintenance, ground rent and finance, so a real net yield will be materially lower.
Medians are taken across residential property-type categories. Per-room lettings and non-residential premises are excluded and shown separately.
Reading is a UK local authority district, not a town or postcode area.
Related areas are matched on median asking price, not geography.
Observation window: sale listings first advertised in the 180 days to 13 September 2026, and rental listings in the 90 days to 13 September 2026. A listing is counted from when it was first advertised, so these are not necessarily still on the market.
Gross yield combines two different windows — a 90-day rent sample over a 180-day sale sample — so it is not a like-for-like snapshot of a single moment.

Source: Property Deals Insight UK property database. Reading is a UK local authority district, compared against 347 districts with complete data. Data last refreshed 13 September 2026. Based on sale listings first advertised in the 180 days to 13 September 2026, and rental listings in the 90 days to 13 September 2026.