House prices in RG30 6 (Tilehurst)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'RG30 6' (Tilehurst) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'RG30 6'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "RG30 6", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Tilehurst.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Tilehurst is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 20, Midwinter Close, Tilehurst, sold for £315,000 on Jun-2024. Given the internal area of 57 square metres, the price per sqm is £5,526.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £4,350-£4,500, £4,500-£4,650, £4,650-£4,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 122 sales in Tilehurst (RG30 6) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Tilehurst
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Tilehurst

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Tilehurst (RG30 6). Of the 122 transactions, half were sold for between £4,080 and £5,080 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'RG30 6' is £4,490. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,080 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Tilehurst

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Tilehurst. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Tilehurst
House price heatmap for Tilehurst

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'RG30 6' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
RG30 6 Tilehurst £4,080 sqm £4,490 sqm £5,080 sqm
RG30 3 Reading £3,940 sqm £4,210 sqm £4,540 sqm
RG30 1 Reading £3,470 sqm £3,860 sqm £4,240 sqm
RG30 4 Tilehurst £3,950 sqm £4,350 sqm £4,910 sqm
RG30 2 Reading £3,540 sqm £3,970 sqm £4,360 sqm

Will Tilehurst house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for RG30 6 (Tilehurst) compared with both the wider area RG30 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Tilehurst,Tilehurst
House price trends for Tilehurst

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent RG30 6 sales
Recent trends for Tilehurst

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Tilehurst to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Tilehurst and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Thirlmere Avenue, Tilehurst, RG30 6X 72 sqm £4,159 35
Rodway Road, Tilehurst, RG30 6E 74 sqm £4,280 20
Norcot Road, Tilehurst, RG30 6B 93 sqm £3,788 19
Wealden Way, Tilehurst, RG30 6D 64 sqm £5,064 16
Hirstwood, Tilehurst, RG30 6N 60 sqm £5,343 15
Grasmere Avenue, Tilehurst, RG30 6X 81 sqm £4,522 15
Norcot Road, Tilehurst, RG30 6A 86 sqm £4,300 13
Oxford Road, Tilehurst, RG30 6T 94 sqm £3,869 12

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Raw data

Our analysis of Tilehurst is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
20, Midwinter Close, Tilehurst £315,000
Jun-2024
57 5,526
6, Tuscan Close, Tilehurst £300,000
Jun-2024
55 5,454
54, Vale Crescent, Tilehurst £325,000
Jun-2024
82 3,963

See the entire list of all sales in Tilehurst (RG30 6) here.

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