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RG2 0EH

Essex Street, Reading

Median, last 3 years
£310,000
5 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026
Last standard sale
£310,000
4 Aug 2026
Standard sales
108
since 1995 (+6 additional entries)
RG2 district median
£390,000
486 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £320,000 (4 sales) · Flats sold for £175,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

£78k £155k £233k £310k 2012: £161,500 median, 2 sales 2013: £177,100 median, 3 sales 2014: £202,475 median, 2 sales 2014 2015: £205,000 median, 1 sale 2016: £275,000 median, 1 sale 2017: £275,000 median, 1 sale 2017 2020: £280,000 median, 2 sales 2020 2021: £275,000 median, 3 sales 2022: £305,000 median, 1 sale 2023: £310,000 median, 3 sales 2023 2024: £255,000 median, 2 sales 2026 (January to August): £310,000 median, 1 sale 2026

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year Median Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales) £310,000 1
2024 (few sales) £255,000 2
2023 £310,000 3
2022 (few sales) £305,000 1
2021 £275,000 3
2020 (few sales) £280,000 2
2017 (few sales) £275,000 1
2016 (few sales) £275,000 1
2015 (few sales) £205,000 1
2014 (few sales) £202,475 2
2013 £177,100 3
2012 (few sales) £161,500 2
2011 (few sales) £184,500 2
2009 £170,975 4
2008 (few sales) £203,500 2
2007 £205,000 5
2006 £166,000 3
2005 £164,750 8
2004 £181,000 4
2003 £149,950 9
2002 £145,225 4
2001 £125,000 9
2000 £99,950 9
1999 £84,000 7
1998 £59,900 7
1997 £55,500 5
1996 £53,000 6
1995 (few sales) £42,250 2

Sale history (114 records · 29 homes sold more than once)

Address Price
46, ESSEX STREET
28 Feb 2005 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £48,500 (Dec 1995) · +231%
£160,500
18, ESSEX STREET
15 Feb 2005 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £129,000 (May 2003) · +31%
£168,500
42, ESSEX STREET
1 Oct 2004 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £110,000 (Sep 2000) · +64%
£180,000
45, ESSEX STREET
22 Jun 2004 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £119,000 (Jun 2000) · +53%
£182,000
40, ESSEX STREET
19 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £125,000 (Sep 2001) · +52%
£189,950
10, ESSEX STREET
5 Jan 2004 · Terraced · Freehold
£160,000
28, ESSEX STREET
7 Nov 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
£149,950
26, ESSEX STREET
10 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
£166,000
23, ESSEX STREET
11 Sep 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £105,000 (Apr 2000) · +23%
£129,500
30, ESSEX STREET
5 Aug 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £53,800 (Sep 1996) · +192%
£157,000
47, ESSEX STREET
18 Jul 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
£125,000
53, ESSEX STREET
25 Jun 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £116,000 (Oct 2001) · +15%
£133,000
18, ESSEX STREET
9 May 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
£129,000
7, ESSEX STREET
9 Apr 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
£155,500
13, ESSEX STREET
15 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Freehold
£170,000
24, ESSEX STREET
31 Oct 2002 · Terraced · Freehold
£162,000
3, ESSEX STREET
5 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold
£144,950
63, ESSEX STREET
31 May 2002 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £65,000 (Jul 1999) · +82%
£118,000
19, ESSEX STREET
22 Mar 2002 · Terraced · Freehold
£145,500
14, ESSEX STREET
20 Dec 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £112,500 (Jan 2001) · +21%
£136,000
57, ESSEX STREET
14 Dec 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
£115,500
62, ESSEX STREET
16 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £72,000 (Feb 1998) · +83%
£132,000
54, ESSEX STREET
2 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
£121,000
53, ESSEX STREET
26 Oct 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £56,000 (Feb 1998) · +107%
£116,000
40, ESSEX STREET
21 Sep 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £52,250 (Oct 1996) · +139%
£125,000
44, ESSEX STREET
3 Sep 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold
£135,000
35, ESSEX STREET
26 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
£135,000
14, ESSEX STREET
19 Jan 2001 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £88,500 (Nov 1998) · +27%
£112,500
21, ESSEX STREET
17 Nov 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
£90,000
55, ESSEX STREET
20 Oct 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £60,000 (Jul 1999) · +58%
£95,000
38, ESSEX STREET
6 Oct 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £56,500 (Sep 1996) · +97%
£111,500
42, ESSEX STREET
29 Sep 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £55,000 (May 1998) · +100%
£110,000
61, ESSEX STREET
11 Sep 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £55,500 (Apr 1997) · +74%
£96,500
45, ESSEX STREET
2 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
£119,000
2, ESSEX STREET
19 May 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
£99,950
23, ESSEX STREET
14 Apr 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £41,500 (Dec 1996) · +153%
£105,000
49, ESSEX STREET
28 Jan 2000 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £74,000 (Aug 1999) · +15%
£85,000
16, ESSEX STREET
21 Dec 1999 · Terraced · Freehold
£90,000
9, ESSEX STREET
21 Oct 1999 · Terraced · Freehold
£90,000
39, ESSEX STREET
30 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold
£86,000
49, ESSEX STREET
3 Aug 1999 · Terraced · Freehold
£74,000
55, ESSEX STREET
30 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold
£60,000
63, ESSEX STREET
16 Jul 1999 · Terraced · Freehold
£65,000
52, ESSEX STREET
19 May 1999 · Terraced · Freehold
£84,000
14, ESSEX STREET
28 Nov 1998 · Terraced · Freehold
Previously £53,000 (Feb 1996) · +67%
£88,500
8, ESSEX STREET
30 Oct 1998 · Terraced · Freehold
£79,000
42, ESSEX STREET
1 May 1998 · Terraced · Freehold
£55,000
15, ESSEX STREET
27 Apr 1998 · Terraced · Freehold
£59,900
50, ESSEX STREET
24 Feb 1998 · Terraced · Freehold
£55,000
53, ESSEX STREET
20 Feb 1998 · Terraced · Freehold
£56,000