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Barnsdale Road, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Barnsdale Road, Reading · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-reading/barnsdale-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG2 7JG, RG2 7JW, RG2 7JP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£305,488
32 sales
Price range
£151k – £550k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Jul 2025
RG2 7JG

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At a glance

House prices£305k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station31 min walkEarley station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold74% freeholdAcross 39 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

32 property sales on Barnsdale Road, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 11 Jul 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £291,840. Average sale prices fell from £295,643 in 2016 to £203,050 in 2025 (-31%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 47% terraced, 22% flat, 16% detached. Recorded sale prices on Barnsdale Road range from £151,100 to £550,000. 74% of homes sold here were freehold and 26% leasehold.

House prices on Barnsdale Road compared

RG2 postcode area£410,767
Reading£378,776
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Barnsdale Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £295,643 (7 sales)2016£296k2017: £277,000 (5 sales)2017£277k2018: £225,000 (1 sales)2018£225k2019: £310,750 (4 sales)2019£311k2020: £212,000 (1 sales)2020£212k2021: £314,833 (3 sales)2021£315k2022: £363,900 (5 sales)2022£364k2023: £407,500 (2 sales)2023£408k2024: £328,000 (2 sales)2024£328k2025: £203,050 (2 sales)2025£203k

Tenure: 74% freehold and 26% leasehold across 39 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£291,8407 Mar 2025
Flat7£219,42911 Jul 2025
Detached5£446,20015 Dec 2023
Semi-detached5£326,2005 Jan 2023

Sold prices on Barnsdale Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 11 Jul 2025£255,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 10 Jul 2025£51,650 OtherFreehold
22, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JW 7 Mar 2025£151,100 TerracedFreehold
65, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 11 Oct 2024£340,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JW 4 Oct 2024£316,000 TerracedFreehold
176, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JP 15 Dec 2023£475,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JJ 5 Jan 2023£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 18 Nov 2022£350,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JW 13 Oct 2022£352,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JL 18 Aug 2022£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
182, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JP 24 Feb 2022£550,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 11 Feb 2022£217,500 FlatLeasehold
37, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 30 Apr 2021£182,000 FlatLeasehold
71, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 30 Apr 2021£287,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JJ 18 Mar 2021£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 15 Jan 2021£317,500 TerracedFreehold
19, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 28 Feb 2020£212,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 5 Dec 2019£145,000 FlatLeasehold
168, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JP 8 Nov 2019£450,000 DetachedFreehold
74, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JW 15 Oct 2019£252,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JW 22 Aug 2019£285,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JH 17 Jul 2019£256,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 18 Mar 2019£301,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 29 Aug 2018£185,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 27 Jul 2018£225,000 FlatLeasehold
178, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JP 26 Oct 2017£333,500 DetachedFreehold
19, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 20 Jul 2017£206,500 FlatLeasehold
37, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 18 Jul 2017£210,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JN 28 Feb 2017£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 4 Jan 2017£290,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JN 22 Dec 2016£352,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 19 Dec 2016£340,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JW 16 Dec 2016£280,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 4 Nov 2016£300,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 4 Jul 2016£334,000 TerracedFreehold
172, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JP 31 Mar 2016£422,500 DetachedFreehold
82, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JW 31 Mar 2016£270,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 19 Feb 2016£210,000 FlatLeasehold
57, Barnsdale Road RG2 7JG 17 Feb 2016£247,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
31, Barnsdale Road £225,000 (Jul 2018) → £255,000 (Jul 2025) +13%
over 7 yrs
23, Barnsdale Road £217,500 (Feb 2022) → £51,650 (Jul 2025) -76%
over 3 yrs
37, Barnsdale Road £210,000 (Jul 2017) → £182,000 (Apr 2021) -13%
over 4 yrs
69, Barnsdale Road £300,000 (Nov 2016) → £317,500 (Jan 2021) +6%
over 4 yrs
19, Barnsdale Road £206,500 (Jul 2017) → £212,000 (Feb 2020) +3%
over 3 yrs
12, Barnsdale Road £352,500 (Dec 2016) → £345,000 (Feb 2017) -2%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Barnsdale Road

Crime

238 crimes were reported within about a mile of Barnsdale Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences102
Public order35
Anti-social behaviour24
Criminal damage & arson15
Shoplifting15
Other theft14

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Barnsdale Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Kennet from Thatcham down to Reading Flood alert area
  • Lower River Loddon Flood alert area
  • Properties closest to the River Kennet at the Burghfield, Southcote, Coley and Holybrook areas Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Barnsdale Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Leighton Park School 581 pupils Other independent school Quaker 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Reading Girls' School 905 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
The Palmer Primary Academy 436 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Blagdon Nursery School 142 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
Groveside School 36 pupils Other independent special school 7–16 Report 0.6 mi
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School 511 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Ridgeway Primary School 362 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Whiteknights Primary School 453 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Earley station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Reading station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk
  • Reading station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Leighton Park Copse (adj 86, Shinfield Road) 4 min walk
  • Leighton Park Copse (opp 88, Shinfield Road) 4 min walk
  • Barnsdale Road (adj, Cressingham Road) 4 min walk
  • Birdhill Avenue (opp, Cressingham Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • University Medical Group
    University Health Centre, 9-11 Northcourt Avenue, Reading · 0.3 mi
  • Long Barn Lane Surgery
    22 Long Barn Lane, Whitley, Reading · 0.6 mi
  • Milman & Kennet Surgery
    Milman Road Health Centre, 1St Floor, Reading · 0.8 mi
  • Pembroke Surgery
    31 Alexandra Road, Reading · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Whiteknights Campus - Reading · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Reading Shinfield Express · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Whitley Reading · 0.7 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Whitley Reading · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Christchurch Road Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Basingstoke Road Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Vantage Chemist · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • University Health Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Community Dental Clinic · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.0%62.5%
Private rented29.7%20.3%
Social rented17.4%17.1%
Households471

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 157.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6487.8%64.1%
Aged 65+5.2%18.6%
Residents3,552

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Reading with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Barnsdale Road

Ethnic group

HereReading
White67.3%67.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.7%17.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.7%7.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%5.1%
Other ethnic group3.9%2.9%

Religion

HereReading
No religion39.1%36.3%
Christian33.7%39.6%
Not answered15.2%6.9%
Muslim6%8.9%
Hindu3%5%
Sikh1.3%0.7%
Buddhist0.8%1.7%
Other religion0.7%0.7%

Country of birth

HereReading
Born in the UK68.7%66.5%
Born outside the UK31.3%33.5%

Highest qualification

HereReading
Level 3 qualifications58.6%16.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above24.4%40.4%
No qualifications5.9%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications4.8%10.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications2.6%9.1%
Other qualifications2.4%3%
Apprenticeship1.3%4.1%

General health

HereReading
Very good health56.2%51.2%
Good health35.5%34.4%
Fair health6.8%10.7%
Bad health1.3%2.9%
Very bad health0.2%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereReading
1 car or van in household44.8%44.3%
No cars or vans in household24.4%28.4%
2 cars or vans in household22.9%21.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%6.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Reading.

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