Margaret Close, Reading house prices
The record shows a median of £161,000 for Margaret Close, Reading, street by street and sale by sale. Over the past decade prices are +29% in cash — but −6% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £161,000
- 10 years · cash
- +29%
- 10 years · real
- −6%
Key facts
Margaret Close, Reading prices since 1996
The cash line tells one story (+29%); the real-terms line, −6%, tells the truer one.
Recent sales in Margaret Close, Reading
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2026 | 40 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £400,000 | — |
| 3 Mar 2025 | 33 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £330,000 | £4,925 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | 48 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £365,000 | £4,056 |
| 28 Jul 2022 | 23 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £344,000 | £5,059 |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 29 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £355,000 | £5,379 |
| 4 Feb 2022 | 4 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Semi-detached Freehold | £280,000 | £3,256 |
| 14 Dec 2021 | 15 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £275,000 | £4,044 |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 49 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £315,000 | £3,663 |
| 22 Jan 2021 | 2 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Semi-detached Freehold | £335,000 | £3,073 |
| 16 Oct 2020 | 14 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £255,000 | £3,188 |
| 16 Jun 2020 | 38 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £290,000 | — |
| 23 Apr 2020 | 20 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £243,000 | — |
| 6 Dec 2018 | 11 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £320,000 | £3,299 |
| 8 Nov 2017 | 7 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Semi-detached Freehold | £335,000 | £3,807 |
| 14 Oct 2016 | 25 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £305,000 | £3,720 |
| 29 Sep 2016 | 2 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Semi-detached Freehold | £310,000 | £2,844 |
| 1 Sep 2016 | 38 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £260,000 | — |
| 4 Nov 2015 | 34 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £265,000 | £3,841 |
| 29 Sep 2015 | 3 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Semi-detached Freehold | £290,000 | £3,053 |
| 21 Aug 2015 | 40 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £246,500 | £2,651 |
| 8 May 2015 | 44 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £230,000 | £2,447 |
| 16 Aug 2013 | 49 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £202,000 | £2,349 |
| 30 Aug 2011 | 26 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £168,500 | — |
| 25 Mar 2011 | 38 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £170,000 | — |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 2 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Semi-detached Freehold | £100,000 | £917 |
| 16 Jul 2007 | 36 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £185,000 | £1,989 |
| 10 Jul 2006 | 4 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Semi-detached Freehold | £170,000 | £1,977 |
| 3 Feb 2006 | 38 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £155,000 | — |
| 17 Sep 2004 | 23 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Terraced Freehold | £150,000 | £2,206 |
| 5 Dec 2003 | 12 Margaret Close · RG2 8PU | Semi-detached Freehold | £141,000 | £1,699 |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Margaret Close, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26, Margaret Close | £47,000 19 Aug 1996 | £168,500 30 Aug 2011 | 3 | +9% per year | +6% inflation-adjusted |
| 7, Margaret Close | £89,000 4 Feb 2000 | £335,000 8 Nov 2017 | 3 | +8% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 34, Margaret Close | £73,000 6 Mar 1998 | £265,000 4 Nov 2015 | 2 | +8% per year | +5% inflation-adjusted |
| 48, Margaret Close | £60,950 4 Apr 1997 | £365,000 9 Dec 2024 | 2 | +7% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 3, Margaret Close | £125,200 29 Mar 2001 | £290,000 29 Sep 2015 | 2 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 49, Margaret Close | £202,000 16 Aug 2013 | £315,000 30 Sep 2021 | 2 | +6% per year | +4% inflation-adjusted |
| 38, Margaret Close | £117,000 30 Oct 2001 | £290,000 16 Jun 2020 | 5 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| 23, Margaret Close | £150,000 17 Sep 2004 | £344,000 28 Jul 2022 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 2, Margaret Close | £158,000 31 Jul 2003 | £335,000 22 Jan 2021 | 4 | +4% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| 4, Margaret Close | £154,000 3 Jan 2003 | £280,000 4 Feb 2022 | 3 | +3% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Margaret Close, Reading compares
Margaret Close, Reading house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Margaret Close, Reading?
Homes in Margaret Close, Reading have a median sold price of £161,000 — the middle of 52 recorded transactions.
What is the price range of homes sold in Margaret Close, Reading?
Recorded sales in Margaret Close, Reading range from £17,588 to £365,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Margaret Close, Reading risen?
Over the past decade prices in Margaret Close, Reading are +29% in cash terms but −6% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.
How much is a house per square metre in Margaret Close, Reading?
In Margaret Close, Reading the median price is £2,277 per square metre, from 36 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.
How up to date is this data?
HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Margaret Close, Reading was 3 March 2025.
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