Sold price history
Merchants Place, Reading house prices
£190,900 is the median sold price in Merchants Place, Reading — not an estimate, but what buyers really paid. Over the past decade prices are −27% in cash — but −47% once inflation is stripped out.
- Median sold price
- £190,900
- 10 years · cash
- −27%
- 10 years · real
- −47%
HM Land Registry · 108 sales ·
101 with floor area ·
Updated 18 Jul 2024
Key facts
Median price
£190,900
Price per m²
£3,396
Sales recorded
108
Price range
£94,375 – £285,000
Merchants Place, Reading prices since 2006
Cash price
Today’s money (real)
Merchants Place, Reading homes moved −27% in cash across ten years — −47% in today's money.
Recent sales in Merchants Place, Reading
The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.
| Date | Address | Type | Price | £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2024 | Flat 29, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £135,740 | £2,381 |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Flat 19, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £180,000 | £2,951 |
| 4 Mar 2022 | Flat 34, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £206,000 | £4,292 |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Flat 21, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £250,000 | £3,425 |
| 23 Sep 2019 | Flat 32, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £259,000 | £4,246 |
| 11 Feb 2019 | Flat 12, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £260,000 | £4,127 |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Flat 34, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £202,500 | £4,219 |
| 19 Mar 2018 | Flat 18, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £252,000 | £4,131 |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Flat 22, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £280,000 | — |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Flat 35, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £232,000 | £4,936 |
| 13 Apr 2017 | Flat 28, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £280,000 | £4,118 |
| 8 Mar 2017 | Flat 44, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £233,000 | £5,548 |
| 30 Aug 2016 | Flat 29, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £260,000 | £4,561 |
| 30 Mar 2016 | Flat 24, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £230,000 | £4,694 |
| 9 Dec 2015 | Flat 26, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £285,000 | £4,130 |
| 13 Nov 2015 | Flat 29, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £224,950 | £4,786 |
| 13 Nov 2015 | Flat 35, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £215,000 | £4,574 |
| 2 Nov 2015 | Flat 37, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £242,000 | £3,723 |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Flat 35, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £218,000 | £4,449 |
| 18 Mar 2015 | Flat 1, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £210,000 | £5,676 |
| 18 Mar 2015 | Flat 2, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £175,000 | £3,571 |
| 19 Dec 2014 | Flat 9, Projection East Merchants Place · RG1 1EG | Flat Leasehold | £189,995 | £4,418 |
| 22 Aug 2014 | Flat 40, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £185,000 | £3,700 |
| 11 Jul 2014 | Flat 1, Projection East Merchants Place · RG1 1EG | Flat Leasehold | £189,000 | £3,000 |
| 23 May 2014 | Flat 23, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £192,495 | £3,208 |
| 29 Apr 2014 | Flat 15, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £172,000 | £3,583 |
| 17 Apr 2014 | Flat 19, Projection East Merchants Place · RG1 1EG | Flat Leasehold | £175,000 | £2,966 |
| 14 Mar 2014 | Flat 31, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £220,000 | £3,188 |
| 10 Feb 2014 | Flat 12, Icon House Merchants Place · RG1 1EQ | Flat Leasehold | £140,000 | £2,800 |
| 31 Jan 2014 | Flat 22, Projection West Merchants Place · RG1 1ET | Flat Leasehold | £200,000 | — |
Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.
Biggest price gains in Merchants Place, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projection West Flat 45, Merchants Place | £156,750 27 Nov 2006 | £186,000 1 Dec 2006 | 2 | +19% per year | +19% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 1, Merchants Place | £142,500 27 Nov 2006 | £210,000 18 Mar 2015 | 2 | +5% per year | +2% inflation-adjusted |
| Icon House Flat 35, Merchants Place | £215,000 13 Nov 2015 | £232,000 30 Jun 2017 | 2 | +5% per year | +3% inflation-adjusted |
| Icon House Flat 31, Merchants Place | £126,563 4 May 2007 | £160,000 10 Jan 2014 | 2 | +4% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 24, Merchants Place | £169,000 7 Dec 2006 | £230,000 30 Mar 2016 | 2 | +3% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 22, Merchants Place | £203,000 4 Dec 2006 | £280,000 21 Jul 2017 | 3 | +3% per year | +1% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 44, Merchants Place | £174,000 21 Dec 2006 | £233,000 8 Mar 2017 | 2 | +3% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 29, Merchants Place | £177,000 21 Dec 2006 | £224,950 13 Nov 2015 | 2 | +3% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 26, Merchants Place | £235,000 16 Feb 2007 | £285,000 9 Dec 2015 | 2 | +2% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 35, Merchants Place | £180,000 15 Dec 2006 | £218,000 2 Oct 2015 | 2 | +2% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 28, Merchants Place | £225,000 5 Dec 2006 | £280,000 13 Apr 2017 | 2 | +2% per year | 0% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 12, Merchants Place | £210,900 22 Nov 2006 | £260,000 11 Feb 2019 | 2 | +2% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection East Flat 9, Merchants Place | £170,000 22 Sep 2006 | £189,995 19 Dec 2014 | 2 | +1% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 2, Merchants Place | £156,750 27 Nov 2006 | £175,000 18 Mar 2015 | 2 | +1% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 32, Merchants Place | £225,000 13 Mar 2007 | £259,000 23 Sep 2019 | 2 | +1% per year | −1% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 34, Merchants Place | £180,000 19 Jan 2007 | £206,000 4 Mar 2022 | 2 | +1% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 21, Merchants Place | £225,000 21 Mar 2007 | £250,000 16 Feb 2021 | 2 | +1% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 15, Merchants Place | £170,000 5 Dec 2006 | £172,000 29 Apr 2014 | 2 | 0% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 40, Merchants Place | £185,000 5 Jan 2007 | £185,000 22 Aug 2014 | 2 | 0% per year | −2% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection East Flat 1, Merchants Place | £190,000 13 Oct 2006 | £189,000 11 Jul 2014 | 2 | 0% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection East Flat 19, Merchants Place | £182,600 7 Sep 2006 | £175,000 17 Apr 2014 | 2 | −1% per year | −3% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection East Flat 16, Merchants Place | £169,500 29 Sep 2006 | £151,800 23 Aug 2013 | 2 | −2% per year | −4% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 27, Merchants Place | £215,000 6 Dec 2006 | £192,000 29 Aug 2013 | 2 | −2% per year | −5% inflation-adjusted |
| Projection West Flat 39, Merchants Place | £185,000 22 Jan 2007 | £155,000 18 May 2012 | 2 | −3% per year | −6% inflation-adjusted |
| Icon House Flat 29, Merchants Place | £260,000 30 Aug 2016 | £135,740 18 Jul 2024 | 2 | −8% per year | −11% inflation-adjusted |
Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.
How Merchants Place, Reading compares
Rank in the town
2508th of 3,506 streets in Reading
Rank in the postcode district
115th of 327 streets in RG1
Against the town median
13% below the Reading median of £220,000
Against England & Wales
22% above the national median of £157,000
Merchants Place, Reading house prices — your questions
What is the average house price in Merchants Place, Reading?
Homes in Merchants Place, Reading have a median sold price of £190,900 — the middle of 108 recorded transactions.
What is the price range of homes sold in Merchants Place, Reading?
Recorded sales in Merchants Place, Reading range from £94,375 to £285,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.
Have house prices in Merchants Place, Reading risen?
Over the past decade prices in Merchants Place, Reading are −27% in cash terms but −47% 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 Merchants Place, Reading?
In Merchants Place, Reading the median price is £3,396 per square metre, from 101 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 Merchants Place, Reading was 18 July 2024.
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