Berkshire property prices

The average property price in Berkshire county is £488k, the median price is £423k. The average price increased by £4.3k (1%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £483k. The price of a newly built property is £636k. There were 10.1k property sales and sales dropped by 17.9% (-2.4k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 2279 (22.6%) properties sold, followed by £500k-£750k price range with 2267 (22.5%) properties sold.

Current residential property prices
February 2025 - January 2026Berkshire countyEngland & Wales
Average price£488k£351k
Median price£423k£282k

Berkshire property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between February 2025 - January 2026.

Berkshire property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by Property Price Range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
£50k-£100k0.3%31
£100k-£150k2.0%200
£150k-£200k4.7%478
£200k-£250k7.2%730
£250k-£300k8.6%863
£300k-£400k22.6%2.3k
£400k-£500k21.1%2.1k
£500k-£750k22.5%2.3k
£750k-£1M7.1%721
over £1M3.9%397

Berkshire house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'SL1 4' with the average price of £235k. The most expensive place is 'SL5 0', £1.3M.

Berkshire house prices map

Berkshire house prices compared to other counties

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by county. Price % change compares the average property price between February 2025 - January 2026 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in county.

Berkshire house prices compared to other countiesAverage price percentage change
Average property price

Berkshire house price rank

With the average price of £488k, Berkshire is the 4. most pricey county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

Berkshire house price rank
Ranking of county by Average House Price
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£648k
2.Surrey£592k
3.Hertfordshire£533k
4.Berkshire£488k
5.Buckinghamshire£485k
6.Oxfordshire£471k
7.West Sussex£436k
8.East Sussex£413k
9.Essex£405k
10.Rutland£399k
...
45.Gwynedd£230k
46.Cumbria£228k
47.Lincolnshire£226k
48.Merseyside£222k
49.Tyne and Wear£213k
50.South Yorkshire£212k
51.Lancashire£210k
52.West Glamorgan£210k
53.East Riding of Yorkshire£209k
54.Mid Glamorgan£191k
55.Durham£166k

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Berkshire real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Berkshire real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for Berkshire county
YearBerkshire countyEngland & Wales
2026£0£0
2025£489k£352k
2024£502k£371k
2023£549k£407k
2022£619k£458k
2021£609k£451k
2020£591k£428k
2019£577k£406k
2018£593k£418k
2017£619k£427k
2016£604k£420k
2015£555k£407k
2014£520k£400k
2013£497k£394k
2012£505k£393k
2011£520k£403k
2010£549k£427k
2009£495k£384k
2008£531k£408k
2007£565k£430k
2006£531k£411k
2005£510k£392k
2004£504k£383k
2003£487k£343k
2002£460k£309k
2001£411k£271k
2000£388k£253k
1999£332k£229k
1998£296k£210k
1997£267k£199k
1996£248k£186k
1995£246k£183k

Berkshire house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

Berkshire house prices

Berkshire house prices and nearby counties

Yearly average nominal prices

Berkshire house prices and nearby counties

Berkshire house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

Berkshire house prices by property type

Current Average Prices by Property Type in Berkshire county
Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£790k
Flat£267k
Semi-Detached£487k
Terraced£398k

Berkshire house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 8.3 in Reading and 11 in Windsor and Maidenhead. Ie. Reading resident with middle-income needs 8.3 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Windsor and Maidenhead needs 11 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
Berkshire house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byLocal authority
Local authorityRatio in 2024
England and Wales7.54
Reading8.3
West Berkshire8.8
Bracknell Forest9.2
Slough10
Wokingham10.5
Windsor and Maidenhead11

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