Berkshire property prices

The average property price in Berkshire county is £472k, the median price is £405k. The average price declined by £-16.8k (-3%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £472k. The price of a newly built property is £478k. There were 8.1k property sales and sales dropped by 31.6% (-4.1k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 2008 (24.8%) properties sold, followed by £500k-£750k price range with 1723 (21.3%) properties sold.

October 2023 - September 2024Berkshire countyEngland & Wales
Average price£472k£344k
Median price£405k£270k

Berkshire property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between October 2023 - September 2024.

Berkshire property sales share by price range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
£50k-£100k0.3%28
£100k-£150k2.3%183
£150k-£200k4.9%399
£200k-£250k7.6%612
£250k-£300k9.6%776
£300k-£400k24.8%2.0k
£400k-£500k19.2%1.6k
£500k-£750k21.3%1.7k
£750k-£1M6.1%493
over £1M4.0%324

Berkshire house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'RG7 8' with the average price of £115k. The most expensive place is 'RG9 3', £1.7M.

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 October 2023 - September 2024 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 £472k, Berkshire is the 5. most pricey county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

Berkshire house price rank
Price ranking
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£678k
2.Surrey£599k
3.Hertfordshire£527k
4.Buckinghamshire£477k
5.Berkshire£472k
6.Oxfordshire£464k
7.West Sussex£435k
8.Rutland£417k
9.East Sussex£417k
10.Dorset£391k
...
45.West Yorkshire£220k
46.Cumbria£218k
47.Lincolnshire£215k
48.Merseyside£203k
49.East Riding of Yorkshire£198k
50.South Yorkshire£196k
51.West Glamorgan£194k
52.Lancashire£194k
53.Tyne and Wear£189k
54.Mid Glamorgan£178k
55.Durham£147k

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Berkshire real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

Berkshire real house prices

Real average price - nominal price adjusted for inflation
YearBerkshire countyEngland & Wales
2024£469k£344k
2023£533k£390k
2022£596k£440k
2021£587k£434k
2020£568k£412k
2019£561k£394k
2018£572k£403k
2017£598k£412k
2016£584k£406k
2015£536k£394k
2014£504k£387k
2013£478k£380k
2012£486k£379k
2011£502k£389k
2010£531k£413k
2009£479k£371k
2008£511k£393k
2007£545k£415k
2006£512k£397k
2005£493k£379k
2004£486k£368k
2003£469k£331k
2002£443k£298k
2001£397k£262k
2000£373k£243k
1999£321k£221k
1998£287k£203k
1997£258k£192k
1996£239k£180k
1995£238k£177k

Berkshire house prices

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

Berkshire house prices

Nominal average price
YearBerkshire countyEngland & Wales
2024£469k£344k
2023£484k£354k
2022£488k£361k
2021£462k£342k
2020£440k£320k
2019£422k£296k
2018£418k£294k
2017£421k£290k
2016£402k£280k
2015£367k£270k
2014£336k£258k
2013£311k£247k
2012£306k£238k
2011£301k£233k
2010£304k£236k
2009£275k£213k
2008£282k£217k
2007£288k£219k
2006£263k£204k
2005£246k£189k
2004£236k£179k
2003£221k£156k
2002£205k£138k
2001£180k£119k
2000£165k£108k
1999£140k£96.0k
1998£120k£85.4k
1997£105k£78.5k
1996£95.3k£71.5k
1995£91.5k£67.9k

Berkshire house prices per square metre

Yearly average nominal price per square metre compared to England & Wales' house prices

Berkshire house prices per square metre

Nominal average price per m2
YearBerkshire countyEngland & Wales
2024£4.8k£3.6k
2023£4.8k£3.6k
2022£4.9k£3.7k
2021£4.5k£3.4k
2020£4.2k£3.2k
2019£4.2k£3.0k
2018£4.2k£3.0k
2017£4.2k£3.0k
2016£4.1k£2.9k
2015£3.7k£2.7k
2014£3.4k£2.6k
2013£3.1k£2.5k
2012£3.0k£2.4k
2011£2.9k£2.3k
2010£2.9k£2.3k
2009£2.7k£2.1k
2008£2.8k£2.2k
2007£2.9k£2.3k
2006£2.6k£2.1k
2005£2.5k£2.0k
2004£2.4k£1.8k
2003£2.3k£1.6k
2002£2.1k£1.4k
2001£1.9k£1.2k
2000£1.7k£1.1k
1999£1.4k£968
1998£1.2k£862
1997£1.1k£790
1996£926£710
1995£892£681

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

Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£763k
Flat£261k
Semi-Detached£479k
Terraced£394k

Berkshire house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 9.1 in Reading and 13.3 in Windsor and Maidenhead. Ie. Reading resident with middle-income needs 9.1 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Windsor and Maidenhead needs 13.3 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.
Berkshire house price to earnings ratio history
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2022
England and Wales8.16
Reading9.1
Bracknell Forest9.8
Slough10
West Berkshire10.5
Wokingham11.2
Windsor and Maidenhead13.3

Other reports for Berkshire county

house prices per square metre

new home prices

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population statistics

crime statistics

home features

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salary and unemployment

energy costs

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