Is Reading a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Reading, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,792 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Reading, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,792 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Reading sold for £349,550 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.2% on a year earlier. Across Reading, police record 112 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 92.
From the middle of Reading, the nearest primary school is Coley Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Kendrick School, 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding); the nearest GP surgery is Chatham Street Surgery, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Reading West station is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest park, Holy Brook Nook, is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Across Reading, police record 112 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 92. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Reading sold for £349,550 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £714,852, semi-detached £442,678, terraced £351,976, flats £223,165. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Coley Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Kendrick School, 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Reading West is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £62,052 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.