Palmer Street, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Palmer Street, Reading · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-reading/palmer-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG1 3GY, RG1 3GZ, RG1 3GX.

Average price (last 12 months)

£275,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2022)

£387,915

97 sales

Price range

£256k – £571k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

3 Nov 2025

RG1 3GY

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At a glance

House prices£388k averageSince 2022 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station9 min walkReading station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

97 property sales on Palmer Street, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2022. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £275,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £387,915. Average sale prices fell from £359,899 in 2022 to £355,600 in 2025 (-1%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2022; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Palmer Street compared

RG1 postcode area£302,096

Reading£377,413

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Palmer Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 108 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	97	£387,915	3 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Palmer Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Flat 69, 4, Palmer Street RG1 3GY	3 Nov 2025	£275,000	Flat	Leasehold
6, Palmer Street RG1 3GX	2 Oct 2025	£450,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 21, 4, Palmer Street RG1 3GY	31 Mar 2025	£358,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 55, 4, Palmer Street RG1 3GY	27 Mar 2025	£280,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 21, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	3 Feb 2025	£415,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 18, 4, Palmer Street RG1 3GY	27 Aug 2024	£430,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 67, 4, Palmer Street RG1 3GY	12 Apr 2024	£435,000	Flat	Leasehold
24, Palmer Street RG1 3GX	20 Feb 2024	£475,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 2, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	16 Feb 2024	£383,150	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 30, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	24 Nov 2023	£316,220	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 36, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	16 Nov 2023	£438,570	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 38, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	15 Nov 2023	£319,130	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 34, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	15 Nov 2023	£310,400	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 37, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	15 Nov 2023	£321,070	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 18, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	14 Nov 2023	£488,900	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 28, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	14 Nov 2023	£439,480	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 25, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	14 Nov 2023	£488,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 19, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	8 Nov 2023	£470,450	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 20, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	8 Nov 2023	£452,575	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 17, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	8 Nov 2023	£305,550	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 22, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	8 Nov 2023	£435,980	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 21, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	8 Nov 2023	£440,345	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 10, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	7 Nov 2023	£474,400	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 24, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	7 Nov 2023	£312,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 5, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	7 Nov 2023	£427,770	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 3, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	3 Nov 2023	£471,385	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 8, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	2 Nov 2023	£309,430	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 6, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	31 Oct 2023	£444,225	Flat New build	Leasehold
14, Palmer Street RG1 3GX	25 Oct 2023	£570,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 29, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	25 Oct 2023	£437,540	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 1, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	25 Oct 2023	£312,340	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 35, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	25 Oct 2023	£434,140	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 4, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	25 Oct 2023	£468,475	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 15, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	24 Oct 2023	£448,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 12, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	24 Oct 2023	£450,150	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 26, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	20 Oct 2023	£475,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
16, Palmer Street RG1 3GX	18 Oct 2023	£570,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 16, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	18 Oct 2023	£312,340	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 32, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	18 Oct 2023	£508,500	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 31, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	18 Oct 2023	£309,430	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 27, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	18 Oct 2023	£455,000	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 33, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	18 Oct 2023	£551,030	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 7, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	11 Oct 2023	£441,315	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 14, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	11 Oct 2023	£421,950	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 23, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	11 Oct 2023	£314,280	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 11, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	11 Oct 2023	£479,250	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 9, 26, Palmer Street RG1 3GZ	10 Oct 2023	£346,995	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 66, 4, Palmer Street RG1 3GY	21 Apr 2023	£310,400	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 55, 4, Palmer Street RG1 3GY	30 Mar 2023	£311,150	Flat New build	Leasehold
Flat 59, 4, Palmer Street RG1 3GY	16 Mar 2023	£390,000	Flat New build	Leasehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
Flat 69, 4, Palmer Street	£310,000 (Jan 2023) → £275,000 (Nov 2025)	-11% over 3 yrs
Flat 21, 4, Palmer Street	£368,000 (Nov 2022) → £358,000 (Mar 2025)	-3% over 2 yrs
Flat 55, 4, Palmer Street	£311,150 (Mar 2023) → £280,000 (Mar 2025)	-10% over 2 yrs
Flat 21, 26, Palmer Street	£440,345 (Nov 2023) → £415,000 (Feb 2025)	-6% over 1 yr
Flat 18, 4, Palmer Street	£537,450 (Nov 2022) → £430,000 (Aug 2024)	-20% over 2 yrs
Flat 67, 4, Palmer Street	£390,500 (Feb 2023) → £435,000 (Apr 2024)	+11% over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Palmer Street

Crime

803 crimes were reported within about a mile of Palmer Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	225
Shoplifting	166
Anti-social behaviour	88
Other theft	76
Public order	62
Criminal damage & arson	51

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

Flood risk

Palmer Street is in or near 7 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Kennet from Thatcham down to Reading Flood alert area
River Thames at Reading and Caversham Flood warning area
River Thames from Mapledurham to Sonning Flood alert area
Lower River Loddon Flood alert area
Properties closest to the River Thames from Scours Lane, Reading to Caversham Lakes 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 Palmer Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
The Deenway Montessori School 59 pupils	Other independent school	3–16	Report	0.2 mi
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading 21 pupils	Other independent school	11–17	Report	0.3 mi
St John's Church of England Primary School 454 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Kendrick School 939 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Outstanding Report	0.4 mi
New Town Primary School 410 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
The Abbey School Reading 807 pupils	Other independent school Christian	3–19	Report	0.6 mi
New Bridge Nursery School 97 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.7 mi
Reading School 1,138 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Outstanding 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

Reading station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
Reading station 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
Reading West station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Forbury Retail Park (W-bound, Kenavon Drive) 1 min walk
Forbury Retail Park (E-bound, Kenavon Drive) 1 min walk
The Meridian (opp, Kenavon Drive) 2 min walk
Huntley and Palmers (N-bound, Forbury Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Melrose Surgery
73 London Road, Reading · 0.4 mi
London Street Surgery
72 London Street, Reading · 0.5 mi
Abbey Medical Centre
1St Floor, 103-105 Broad Street Mall, Reading · 0.6 mi
Broad Street Health Centre
1St Floor, Broad St Hc, Reading · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Reading Huntley Express · 0.0 mi
Tesco Express Tesco Reading Market Place Express · 0.3 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Reading Extra · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Broad St · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.5 mi
Boots · 0.5 mi
Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

Dr Bk Clinic · 0.2 mi
Puresmile Reading Limited · 0.3 mi
Reading Smiles · 0.4 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.

Income	5 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	6 of 10
Crime	5 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	27.2%	62.5%
Private rented	61.8%	20.3%
Social rented	11.0%	17.1%
Households	717

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	82.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	3.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,430

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	99%	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 Palmer Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Reading
White	50.8%	67.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	31.7%	17.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	8.3%	7.2%
Other ethnic group	5%	2.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.2%	5.1%

Religion

	Here	Reading
No religion	32.9%	36.3%
Christian	31.3%	39.6%
Hindu	18.5%	5%
Muslim	8.7%	8.9%
Not answered	7.1%	6.9%
Other religion	0.6%	0.7%
Buddhist	0.5%	1.7%
Sikh	0.4%	0.7%

Country of birth

	Here	Reading
Born in the UK	40.4%	66.5%
Born outside the UK	59.6%	33.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Reading
Level 4 qualifications and above	70.9%	40.4%
Level 3 qualifications	9.5%	16.8%
No qualifications	6.8%	15.8%
Level 2 qualifications	5%	10.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	3.4%	9.1%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	4.1%
Other qualifications	2%	3%

General health

	Here	Reading
Very good health	57.6%	51.2%
Good health	33.3%	34.4%
Fair health	7.1%	10.7%
Bad health	1.5%	2.9%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.8%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Reading
1 car or van in household	46.9%	44.3%
No cars or vans in household	45.8%	28.4%
2 cars or vans in household	6.4%	21.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	0.8%	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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