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Living in Reading, Berkshire

Thinking of moving to Reading? Our area guide covers everything you need to know about living in Reading, Berkshire - from school ratings and house prices to broadband speeds and local amenities.

3 Schools good or betterThe number of nearby schools rated Ofsted "Good" or "Outstanding" (grades 1 and 2). Straight-line distance, not catchment.

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House prices and local earnings

Homes in Reading cost 7.13 times median annual earnings for people working there (2025).

Across England: 7.63 times (2025)
Reading a year earlier: 7.59 times (2024)

What this measures: the median price paid for homes in Reading over the 12 months to September 2025, divided by the median gross annual pay of full-time employees who work in Reading, wherever they live. That is what "workplace-based" means - it is about jobs in the area, not the earnings of people who live there. Earnings come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (April 2025). A higher ratio means homes are less affordable for people working locally. The latest year uses provisional earnings, which ONS revises the following year. This is a council-area figure, not a valuation of any home.

Source: Office for National Statistics, House price to workplace-based earnings ratio, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last reviewed 20 October 2026.

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Local democracy

Local administration around Reading

Reading Borough Council Local council

Reading Central Parliamentary constituency

Matt Rodda Member of Parliament

Abbey Ward

Boundary data: mySociety MapIt. MP data: UK Parliament Members API. Based on the town-centre postcode, so a larger town may span more than one ward, constituency or MP - check your exact address for certainty.

On the record

Recent sold prices near Reading (postcode sector RG1 7)

Address	Price	Type	Date
FLAT 5, 132, CASTLE HILL	£130,000	Flat	Sep 2026
29, JESSE TERRACE	£623,000	Terraced	Sep 2026
27, FRANKLIN STREET	£395,000	Terraced	Aug 2026
FLAT 3, 44, BAKER STREET	£125,000	Flat	Aug 2026
51, MASON STREET	£300,000	Terraced	Aug 2026
FLAT 3, 35, RUSSELL STREET	£165,000	Flat	Jul 2026
3, GOWER STREET	£290,000	Terraced	Jul 2026
FLAT 6, THE PICTURE HOUSE, CHEAPSIDE	£200,000	Flat	Jul 2026
4, PHOENIX PLACE, WAYLEN STREET	£250,000	Flat	Jun 2026
37, MASON STREET	£265,000	Terraced	Jun 2026

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Who lives around here

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Supermarkets, hospitals and green space

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Air quality and noise

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RG2 6DJ: Modelled annual background NO2 (nitrogen dioxide), 2024 8.6 µg/m³

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Living in Reading, Berkshire

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House prices and local earnings

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