Sold price history
Forest Road, Reading house prices
The record shows a median of £430,000 for Forest Road, Reading, street by street and sale by sale. Over the past decade prices are −29% in cash — but −48% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £430,000
- 10 years · cash
- −29%
- 10 years · real
- −48%
HM Land Registry · 94 sales ·
0 with floor area ·
Updated 5 May 2026
Key facts
Median price
£430,000
Price per m²
—
No EPC match yetSales recorded
94
Price range
£258,000 – £568,000
Forest Road, Reading prices since 2017
Cash price
Today’s money (real)
The cash line tells one story (−29%); the real-terms line, −48%, tells the truer one.
Recent sales in Forest Road, Reading
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | 24 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £305,000 | — |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 50 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Leasehold | £282,000 | — |
| 26 Sep 2025 | 70 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Leasehold | £280,000 | — |
| 23 May 2025 | 68 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Leasehold | £270,000 | — |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 30 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £450,000 | — |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 74 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £568,000 | — |
| 12 Dec 2024 | 26 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £436,000 | — |
| 19 Jul 2024 | 45 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £525,000 | — |
| 17 Jul 2024 | 59 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £475,000 | — |
| 18 Apr 2024 | 82 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £450,000 | — |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 31 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £472,000 | — |
| 26 May 2023 | 66 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Leasehold | £270,000 | — |
| 12 May 2023 | 34 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £430,000 | — |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 33 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £530,000 | — |
| 18 Aug 2022 | 60 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Leasehold | £275,000 | — |
| 7 Jul 2022 | 2 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Leasehold | £285,000 | — |
| 18 May 2022 | 54 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Leasehold | £269,950 | — |
| 22 Apr 2022 | 51 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £485,000 | — |
| 11 Apr 2022 | 27 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £460,000 | — |
| 10 Mar 2022 | 29 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £470,000 | — |
| 7 Feb 2022 | 58 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Leasehold | £270,000 | — |
| 26 Jan 2022 | 76 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £445,000 | — |
| 29 Nov 2021 | 49 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £485,000 | — |
| 5 Oct 2021 | 57 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Freehold | £294,000 | — |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 37 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £485,000 | — |
| 19 Jul 2021 | 56 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Flat Leasehold | £258,000 | — |
| 1 Apr 2021 | 31 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £390,000 | — |
| 19 Mar 2021 | 22 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £439,000 | — |
| 22 Jan 2021 | 67 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Terraced Freehold | £440,000 | — |
| 28 Aug 2020 | 11 Forest Road · RG5 4BQ | Semi-detached Freehold | £405,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Forest Road, Reading
Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.
| Address | First sold | Last sold | Times | Cash return | Real return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51, Forest Road | £403,333 12 Oct 2018 | £485,000 22 Apr 2022 | 2 | +5% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 33, Forest Road | £440,000 6 Dec 2018 | £530,000 16 Dec 2022 | 2 | +5% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| 74, Forest Road | £450,000 3 May 2019 | £568,000 20 Mar 2025 | 2 | +4% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| 67, Forest Road | £389,667 15 Dec 2017 | £440,000 22 Jan 2021 | 2 | +4% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 29, Forest Road | £420,000 12 Apr 2019 | £470,000 10 Mar 2022 | 2 | +4% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| 31, Forest Road | £400,000 7 Dec 2018 | £472,000 30 Jun 2023 | 3 | +4% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| 27, Forest Road | £425,000 19 Dec 2018 | £460,000 11 Apr 2022 | 2 | +2% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| 45, Forest Road | £460,000 17 Oct 2018 | £525,000 19 Jul 2024 | 2 | +2% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| 34, Forest Road | £390,000 20 Dec 2018 | £430,000 12 May 2023 | 2 | +2% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
| 49, Forest Road | £455,000 11 Oct 2018 | £485,000 29 Nov 2021 | 2 | +2% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| 59, Forest Road | £420,000 13 Dec 2017 | £475,000 17 Jul 2024 | 2 | +2% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| 37, Forest Road | £460,000 23 Nov 2018 | £485,000 30 Sep 2021 | 2 | +2% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| 60, Forest Road | £260,000 29 Mar 2019 | £275,000 18 Aug 2022 | 2 | +2% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| 22, Forest Road | £420,000 15 Dec 2017 | £439,000 19 Mar 2021 | 2 | +1% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| 82, Forest Road | £430,000 14 Jun 2019 | £450,000 18 Apr 2024 | 2 | +1% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
| 30, Forest Road | £425,000 1 Mar 2018 | £450,000 28 Mar 2025 | 2 | +1% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
| 26, Forest Road | £420,000 23 Feb 2018 | £436,000 12 Dec 2024 | 2 | +1% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
| 70, Forest Road | £272,000 21 Dec 2018 | £280,000 26 Sep 2025 | 2 | 0% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
| 76, Forest Road | £440,000 26 Apr 2019 | £445,000 26 Jan 2022 | 2 | 0% per year | −4% inflation-adjusted |
| 66, Forest Road | £267,000 21 Dec 2018 | £270,000 26 May 2023 | 2 | 0% per year | −4% inflation-adjusted |
| 57, Forest Road | £293,392 20 Apr 2018 | £294,000 5 Oct 2021 | 2 | 0% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| 68, Forest Road | £270,000 21 Dec 2018 | £270,000 23 May 2025 | 2 | 0% per year | −4% inflation-adjusted |
| 54, Forest Road | £275,000 21 Dec 2018 | £269,950 18 May 2022 | 2 | −1% per year | −5% inflation-adjusted |
| 58, Forest Road | £275,000 21 Dec 2018 | £270,000 7 Feb 2022 | 2 | −1% per year | −5% inflation-adjusted |
| 11, Forest Road | £425,000 5 Jan 2018 | £405,000 28 Aug 2020 | 2 | −2% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Forest Road | £305,000 26 Oct 2018 | £285,000 7 Jul 2022 | 2 | −2% per year | −5% inflation-adjusted |
| 56, Forest Road | £279,000 21 Dec 2018 | £258,000 19 Jul 2021 | 2 | −3% per year | −5% inflation-adjusted |
| 15, Forest Road | £470,000 25 Jul 2018 | £445,000 16 Mar 2020 | 2 | −3% per year | −5% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Forest Road, Reading compares
Rank in the town
585th of 3,506 streets in Reading
Rank in the postcode district
26th of 261 streets in RG5
Against the town median
95% above the Reading median of £220,000
Against England & Wales
174% above the national median of £157,000
Forest Road, Reading house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Forest Road, Reading?
Homes in Forest Road, Reading have a median sold price of £430,000 — the middle of 94 recorded transactions.
What is the price range of homes sold in Forest Road, Reading?
Recorded sales in Forest Road, Reading range from £258,000 to £568,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Forest Road, Reading risen?
Over the past decade prices in Forest Road, Reading are −29% in cash terms but −48% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Forest Road, Reading was 5 May 2026.
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