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Asking rent £1,599/month · Gross yield 6.4% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Reading: asking rent £1,599/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 4,974 lets).
£1,599/month 12 months to Sep 2026
4,974 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,974 lets.
6.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
6,102 lets
+8.7% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,102 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
1,981 on 8 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 8 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Reading runs from £1,138/month for 1 bedroom to £3,696/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,138/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -3.1% on the previous 12 months | 2506 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,578/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2% on the previous 12 months | 1910 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,773/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +6.2% on the previous 12 months | 392 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,275/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 253 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £3,696/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 479 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 73% of the 3,682 units in Reading whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Reading ranks 8th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,599/month.
Reading ranks 8th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,599/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £2,405/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,153 | measured |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £2,047/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,980 | measured |
| 3 | City of Bristol | £1,754/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,311 | measured |
| 4 | Wokingham | £1,701/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,661 | measured |
| 5 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £1,699/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,199 | measured |
| 8 | Reading | £1,599/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,974 | measured |
Reading ranks 2nd of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,986 | measured |
| 2 | Reading | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,102 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,584 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,393 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,723 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England
RG1 leads the 1 postcode districts within Reading for asking rent, at £1,652/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RG1 | £1,652/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,874 | measured |
RG1 leads the 1 postcode districts within Reading for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RG1 | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,102 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 4,974 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 6,102 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 8 Nov 2026 | 8 Nov 2026 | — |