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Hirstwood, Tilehurst, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Hirstwood, Tilehurst, Reading · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-reading/hirstwood/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG30 6NG, RG30 6NF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£441,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£316,695
28 sales
Price range
£167k – £465k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Jul 2026
RG30 6NG

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At a glance

House prices£442k average17% above the Reading average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkTilehurst station Schools7 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 31 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

28 property sales on Hirstwood, Tilehurst, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £441,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £266,167. Average sale prices rose from £255,667 in 2016 to £441,667 in 2026 (+73%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 17% above the Reading average of £378,776 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 43% terraced, 29% detached, 29% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Hirstwood range from £167,000 to £465,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 339 streets in Reading with at least two sales in the last year, Hirstwood ranks 82nd for average price.

House prices on Hirstwood compared

Hirstwood£441,667
RG30 postcode area£343,487
Reading£378,776
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all RG30 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £255,667 (3 sales)2016£256k2017: £308,333 (3 sales)2017£308k2018: £205,000 (1 sales)2018£205k2020: £292,500 (1 sales)2020£293k2021: £297,636 (7 sales)2021£298k2022: £291,667 (3 sales)2022£292k2023: £247,250 (2 sales)2023£247k2024: £332,333 (3 sales)2024£332k2025: £451,500 (2 sales)2025£452k2026: £441,667 (3 sales)2026£442k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£266,16728 Mar 2025
Detached8£401,6813 Jul 2026
Semi-detached8£307,50030 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Hirstwood

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
34, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 3 Jul 2026£440,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 13 Feb 2026£450,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 3 Feb 2026£380,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 14 Jan 2026£435,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 28 Mar 2025£438,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 30 Jan 2025£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 9 Aug 2024£422,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 3 May 2024£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 1 Mar 2024£265,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 20 Sep 2023£268,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 24 May 2023£227,500 TerracedFreehold
1, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 10 Feb 2023£267,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 8 Aug 2022£245,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 29 Jul 2022£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 4 Mar 2022£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 30 Nov 2021£391,500 DetachedFreehold
12, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 25 Oct 2021£220,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 30 Sep 2021£364,950 DetachedFreehold
58, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 20 Aug 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 4 Aug 2021£275,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 28 Jun 2021£237,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 14 May 2021£360,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 26 Mar 2021£275,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 6 Nov 2020£292,500 TerracedFreehold
1, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 6 Jul 2018£205,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 11 Aug 2017£355,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 19 May 2017£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 5 Jan 2017£348,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 19 Dec 2016£167,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Hirstwood RG30 6NF 26 Oct 2016£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Hirstwood RG30 6NG 22 Jan 2016£350,000 DetachedFreehold

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
34, Hirstwood £350,000 (Jan 2016) → £360,000 (May 2021) → £440,000 (Jul 2026) +26%
over 10 yrs
38, Hirstwood £355,000 (Aug 2017) → £438,000 (Mar 2025) +23%
over 8 yrs
21, Hirstwood £348,000 (Jan 2017) → £465,000 (Jan 2025) +34%
over 8 yrs
36, Hirstwood £364,950 (Sep 2021) → £422,000 (Aug 2024) +16%
over 3 yrs
5, Hirstwood £250,000 (Oct 2016) → £310,000 (May 2024) +24%
over 8 yrs
1, Hirstwood £205,000 (Jul 2018) → £267,000 (Feb 2023) → £265,000 (Mar 2024) +29%
over 6 yrs
2, Hirstwood £237,000 (Jun 2021) → £268,000 (Sep 2023) +13%
over 2 yrs
53, Hirstwood £167,000 (Dec 2016) → £245,000 (Aug 2022) +47%
over 6 yrs
58, Hirstwood £222,000 (May 2017) → £235,000 (Aug 2021) → £245,000 (Jul 2022) +10%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Hirstwood

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Meadow Park Academy 285 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Blagrave Nursery School 61 pupils Nursery 2–4 Good Report 0.3 mi
Norcot Early Years Centre 118 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Moorlands Primary School 286 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Park Lane Primary School 388 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Ranikhet Academy 205 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Thames Valley School 78 pupils Free schools special 4–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
The Avenue Special School 253 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Good Report 0.8 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

  • Tilehurst station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Reading West station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Reading station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Kentwood Close (adj 50, Kentwood Hill) 2 min walk
  • Kentwood Close (N-bound, Kentwood Hill) 2 min walk
  • Armour Hill (adj 154, Kentwood Hill) 3 min walk
  • Armour Hill (adj, Kentwood Hill) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Potteries
    Tylers Place, Tilehurst, Reading · 0.3 mi
  • Westwood Road Surgery
    66 Westwood Road, Tilehurst, Reading · 0.5 mi
  • Tilehurst Village Surgery
    92 Westwood Road, Tilehurst, Reading · 0.5 mi
  • Grovelands Medical Centre
    701 Oxford Road, Reading · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda PFS Asda Tilehurst School Road Petrol Filling Station · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Tilehurst · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op The Triangle (Tilehurst 2) · 0.5 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Reading · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tilehurst Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Pottery Road Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Triangle Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • The Triangle Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Reading Dental Access Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Community Dental Clinic · 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 7 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.1%62.5%
Private rented20.1%20.3%
Social rented7.2%17.1%
Households666

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.7%64.1%
Aged 65+13.4%18.6%
Residents1,578

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 Hirstwood

Ethnic group

HereReading
White82.3%67.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%5.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%17.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.7%7.2%
Other ethnic group1.5%2.9%

Religion

HereReading
No religion44.9%36.3%
Christian44%39.6%
Not answered3.7%6.9%
Muslim2.8%8.9%
Hindu2.3%5%
Other religion0.8%0.7%
Buddhist0.6%1.7%
Sikh0.6%0.7%

Country of birth

HereReading
Born in the UK84.8%66.5%
Born outside the UK15.2%33.5%

Highest qualification

HereReading
Level 4 qualifications and above29.1%40.4%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%16.8%
No qualifications16.8%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%9.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%10.7%
Apprenticeship6.2%4.1%
Other qualifications3.7%3%

General health

HereReading
Very good health47%51.2%
Good health39.4%34.4%
Fair health10.4%10.7%
Bad health2.4%2.9%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereReading
1 car or van in household46.4%44.3%
2 cars or vans in household30.3%21.1%
No cars or vans in household16.6%28.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%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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