Area check · RG40 · Reading
RG40 house prices and market activity
Typical price £505,000 In the 12 months to June 2026, 2% up on the year before. Source: Land Registry.
Quieter No: RG40 is quieter than most of RG (Reading), with fewer homes coming to market.
2 of its 5 postcode sectors are busier than most of RG. Updated September 2026.
What homes sell for in RG40
Homes in RG40 sold for a typical £505,000 in the 12 months to June 2026, 2% up on the year before. Half of all sales were between £370,000 and £687,125. That is 24% above the typical price across RG (Reading), £407,500. It is the 7th most expensive of 30 districts in RG.
| Type | Share of sales | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 40% (176 sales) | £719,573 |
| Semi-detached | 22% (96 sales) | £500,000 |
| Terraced | 16% (72 sales) | £407,250 |
| Flats | 22% (98 sales) | £280,000 |
Detached homes made up the biggest share of sales (40%). 23% of sales were leasehold and 5% were new build.
The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in RG40 is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.
Is RG40 getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in RG40
Each sector is ranked against every other sector in RG (Reading). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.
| Sector | Busier or quieter | What we see | How clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG40 1 | Quieter | Quieter than most of RG: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 83% of RG postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 41% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| RG40 2 | Quieter | Quieter than most of RG: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 93% of RG postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 54% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| RG40 3 | Busier | Busier than most of RG: homes are coming to market faster here than in 91% of RG postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 81% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| RG40 4 | Busier | Busier than most of RG: homes are coming to market faster here than in 81% of RG postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 29% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| RG40 5 | Quieter | Quieter than most of RG: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 88% of RG postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 45% down on a year ago). | Strong |
How we know
A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.
Other districts in RG (Reading)
busier than most of RG quieter
- RG1 quieter
- RG2 busier
- RG4 quieter
- RG5 busier
- RG6 busier
- RG7 quieter
- RG8 busier
- RG9 busier
- RG10 busier
- RG12 quieter
- RG14 busier
- RG17 busier
- RG18 busier
- RG19 busier
- RG20 busier
- RG21 busier
- RG22 busier
- RG23 quieter
- RG24 quieter
- RG25 busier
- RG26 busier
- RG27 quieter
- RG28 quieter
- RG29 busier
- RG30 quieter
- RG31 busier
- RG41 busier
- RG42 quieter
- RG45 quieter
Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.
Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.
How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.
This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.