Berkshire property prices

The average property price in Berkshire county is £480k, the median price is £420k. The average price increased by £2.6k (1%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £480k. The price of a newly built property is £493k. There were 10.3k property sales and sales dropped by 6.5% (-772 transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 2506 (24.3%) properties sold, followed by £500k-£750k price range with 2313 (22.5%) properties sold.

May 2024 - April 2025Berkshire countyEngland & Wales
Average price£480k£353k
Median price£420k£282k

Berkshire property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between May 2024 - April 2025.

Berkshire property sales share by price range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
£50k-£100k0.3%32
£100k-£150k1.7%170
£150k-£200k4.8%495
£200k-£250k7.0%717
£250k-£300k8.5%874
£300k-£400k24.3%2.5k
£400k-£500k20.5%2.1k
£500k-£750k22.5%2.3k
£750k-£1M6.7%692
over £1M3.7%382

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 £215k. The most expensive place is 'RG9 3', £1.8M.

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 May 2024 - April 2025 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 £480k, Berkshire is the 4. most pricey county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

Berkshire house price rank
Price ranking
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£665k
2.Surrey£594k
3.Hertfordshire£526k
4.Berkshire£480k
5.Buckinghamshire£478k
6.Oxfordshire£471k
7.West Sussex£437k
8.Rutland£422k
9.East Sussex£419k
10.Essex£400k
...
45.Cumbria£229k
46.Clwyd£229k
47.Lincolnshire£225k
48.Merseyside£217k
49.Lancashire£211k
50.South Yorkshire£209k
51.West Glamorgan£206k
52.East Riding of Yorkshire£204k
53.Tyne and Wear£201k
54.Mid Glamorgan£188k
55.Durham£161k

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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
2025£464k£342k
2024£499k£368k
2023£549k£406k
2022£619k£458k
2021£609k£451k
2020£591k£429k
2019£578k£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

Nominal average price
YearBerkshire countyEngland & Wales
2025£464k£342k
2024£480k£353k
2023£482k£356k
2022£488k£361k
2021£462k£342k
2020£441k£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
2025£4.8k£3.6k
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£967
1998£1.2k£862
1997£1.1k£789
1996£924£709
1995£889£680

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£771k
Flat£270k
Semi-Detached£484k
Terraced£397k

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
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2023
England and Wales7.54
Reading8.3
West Berkshire8.8
Bracknell Forest9.2
Slough10
Wokingham10.5
Windsor and Maidenhead11

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