Sold £4,431/m² · Median sold £418,673 (1,589 sales) · Index +0.6% y/y · Turnover 2.3% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is West Berkshire?
EPC A or B
12%
EPC D or worse
52%
What does West Berkshire cost?
West Berkshire: sold price per m² £4,431/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,589 sales). +0.6% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£4,431/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,589 sales
+0.6% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,589 sales.
Sold price
£418,673 12 months to Jun 2026
1,589 sales
+0.6% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,589 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£411,909 12 months to Sep 2026
7,523 listings
-3% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 7,523 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,784/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,575/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £367,334 in Sep 2016 to £440,386 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £375,000 in Jan 2022 to £452,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,590/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,747/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 99% in Jan 2022 to 100% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 97.5 in Jan 2022 to 103.2 in Sep 2026.
What does West Berkshire earn?
West Berkshire: asking rent £1,442/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,111 lets).
Asking rent
£1,442/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,111 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, 1,111 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
3,381 lets
+3.9% 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, 3,381 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,512/month in Aug 2025 to £1,511/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.1% in Jan 2022 to 3.6% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 84.3 in Jan 2022 to 111.9 in Sep 2026.
How does West Berkshire vary by home size?
Asking price in West Berkshire runs from £175,041 for 1 bedroom to £1,051,317 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in West Berkshire. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£175,041
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.1% on the previous 12 months
590
2 bedrooms
£271,549
12 months to Sep 2026
-4.7% on the previous 12 months
1962
3 bedrooms
£411,415
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.6% on the previous 12 months
2558
4 bedrooms
£651,460
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.8% on the previous 12 months
1565
5+ bedrooms
£1,051,317
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.3% on the previous 12 months
796
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings 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.
How liquid is West Berkshire?
West Berkshire: turnover 2.3% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,638 sales). -28.4% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.3% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,638 sales
-28.4% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,638 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,980 12 months to Sep 2026
2,980 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,980 listings.
New listings
4,850 12 months to Sep 2026
4,850 listings
+32.8% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,850 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 186 in Aug 2025 to 287 in Sep 2026.New listings: 356 in Jan 2022 to 536 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 68 in Jan 2022 to 189 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,545 in Sep 2026 to 4,720 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 136 days in Jan 2022 to 106 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in West Berkshire?
120 agents listed homes for sale in West Berkshire; the three largest took 16% of the listings.
Agents active
120
Top three agents’ share
16%
New homes among listings
10%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns West Berkshire?
Corporate landlords hold 59% of the 2,553 units in West Berkshire whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords59% of classified · 1,504 units
Housing associations24% of classified · 625 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)15% of classified · 382 units
RMC1.6% of classified · 41 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does West Berkshire rank?
West Berkshire ranks 9th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £4,431/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in England
West Berkshire ranks 9th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £4,431/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in England, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
Homes in West Berkshire sold for a median £418,673 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,589 sales. Per square metre that is £4,431/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in West Berkshire changed?
+0.6% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
What is the average rent in West Berkshire?
Homes to let in West Berkshire asked a median £1,442/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,111 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in West Berkshire?
3.9% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,381 lets. +3.9% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in West Berkshire?
2.3% of the homes in West Berkshire changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,638 sales.
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Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.