RG8 8BX, Reading
Sold prices and local information for RG8 8BX on River Gardens. Free
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Average sold price
£614,083
12 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£495,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
91%
of homes, gigabit 91%
Sold prices in RG8 8BX
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8, River Gardens | 24 Nov 2025 | £495,000 | Detached |
| 3, River Gardens | 18 Jun 2025 | £450,000 | Detached |
| 12, River Gardens | 23 May 2024 | £310,000 | Detached |
| 7, River Gardens | 30 Nov 2022 | £950,000 | Detached |
| 16, River Gardens | 6 Jun 2022 | £780,000 | Detached |
| 26, River Gardens | 12 Feb 2021 | £710,000 | Detached |
| 25, River Gardens | 13 Jun 2019 | £1,010,000 | Detached |
| 14, River Gardens | 30 Oct 2018 | £635,000 | Detached |
| 1, River Gardens | 11 Sep 2017 | £950,000 | Detached |
| 8, River Gardens | 24 Jul 2017 | £439,000 | Detached |
| 23, River Gardens | 27 Oct 2016 | £355,000 | Other |
| 19, River Gardens | 26 Jul 2016 | £285,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in RG8 8BX
- River Gardens£495k
Schools near RG8 8BX
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purley CofE Primary School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Westwood Farm Junior School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Westwood Farm Infant School | Primary | Good | 0.6 mi |
| Brookfields School | Academy special converter | – | 0.6 mi |
| Long Lane Primary School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| Downsway Primary School | Primary | – | 0.9 mi |
Living in RG8 8BX
Nearest stations
- Tilehurst station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
- Pangbourne station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
- Reading West station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
Supermarkets
- Tesco Express 0.7 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.8 mi
- Waitrose 1.3 mi
- Asda PFS 1.4 mi
Pharmacies
- Overdown Pharmacy 0.8 mi
- Tilehurst Pharmacy 1.4 mi
- Pottery Road Pharmacy 1.5 mi
Dentists
- The Triangle Dental Practice 1.6 mi
- Chapel Hill (dental Surgery) 1.6 mi
- Gentle Dental Care 4u Ltd 1.6 mi
GP surgeries
- Tilehurst Village Surgery 1.4 mi
- Westwood Road Surgery 1.4 mi
- The Potteries 1.5 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 87% of homes in West Berkshire (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 9 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 9 of 10 |
| Crime | 8 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 3 of 10 |
| Living environment | 9 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in RG8 8BX
Ethnic group
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 88.5% | 91.9% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 4.6% | 3.7% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.3% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 49.8% | 49.1% |
| No religion | 39.3% | 41.1% |
| Not answered | 5.8% | 6.1% |
| Muslim | 2% | 1.3% |
| Hindu | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| Sikh | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Country of birth
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 88% | 88% |
| Born outside the UK | 12% | 12% |
Highest qualification
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 40.9% | 37% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 19.3% | 16.9% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13% | 14.5% |
| No qualifications | 9.9% | 14.1% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 8.5% | 9.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 5.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2.1% | 2.4% |
General health
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 54.6% | 51% |
| Good health | 32.7% | 34.6% |
| Fair health | 10.6% | 11% |
| Bad health | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| Very bad health | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Occupation
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 26% | 22.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 17.3% | 16.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.9% | 14.6% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10% | 9.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9.4% | 10% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 6.9% | 8.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.9% | 7.8% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 4.2% | 4.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 40.4% | 35.1% |
| 1 car or van in household | 35.1% | 38.3% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 19% | 14.5% |
| No cars or vans in household | 5.5% | 12.1% |
Economic activity
| Here | West Berkshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 66.8% | 63.8% |
| Economically inactive | 31% | 34.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.2% | 1.6% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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