OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Reading

Private rents in Reading average £1,573 a month across all property sizes, up 1.9% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,573
1-bed
£1,115
2-bed
£1,392
3-bed
£1,670
4+ bed
£2,352
Flats
£1,271

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The £1,573 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £1,115 and a 3-bed at £1,670 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Reading
Two-year change: +8.9%Five-year change: +35.3%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are down 0.6% over the last six months, against +2.5% in the six before: rises are slowing.Renting here and facing an increase? Flat local rents are negotiating evidence. Check your rise free.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
RG4676 sales£485,000RG2628 sales£385,000RG30680 sales£335,000RG1666 sales£300,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £350,000.
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What next door costs
Reading is the 7th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1West Berkshire£1,194£1,483£2,1552Basingstoke and Deane£1,208£1,463£2,0623South Oxfordshire£1,282£1,602£2,3084Hart£1,305£1,584£2,3055Bracknell Forest£1,341£1,637£2,3636Wokingham£1,349£1,650£2,306
7ReadingYou are here£1,392£1,670£2,352
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.