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Richfield Avenue, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Richfield Avenue, Reading · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-reading/richfield-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG1 8BY, RG1 8EQ, RG1 8BD.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£204,383
16 sales
Price range
£95k – £260k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Oct 2025
RG1 8BY

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At a glance

House prices£204k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkReading station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold86% leaseholdAcross 28 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

16 property sales on Richfield Avenue, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Oct 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £204,383. Average sale prices rose from £141,792 in 2016 to £201,250 in 2025 (+42%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Richfield Avenue range from £95,375 to £260,000. 14% of homes sold here were freehold and 86% leasehold.

House prices on Richfield Avenue compared

RG1 postcode area£303,932
Reading£378,776
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £141,792 (3 sales)2016£142k2017: £210,000 (1 sales)2017£210k2018: £161,000 (2 sales)2018£161k2020: £247,000 (2 sales)2020£247k2021: £258,750 (2 sales)2021£259k2024: £224,686 (4 sales)2024£225k2025: £201,250 (2 sales)2025£201k

Tenure: 14% freehold and 86% leasehold across 28 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat16£204,38328 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Richfield Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 5, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 28 Oct 2025£200,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 28 Mar 2025£202,500 FlatLeasehold
Holiday Inn, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BD 2 Jan 2025£14,000,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 23, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 26 Nov 2024£204,245 FlatLeasehold
Flat 28, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 26 Nov 2024£255,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 21, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 8 Nov 2024£215,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Richfield Place, 12, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 30 Apr 2024£486,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 19, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 19 Jan 2024£224,500 FlatLeasehold
Snax 24 Service Station, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 21 Dec 2022£2,471,162 OtherLeasehold
28 - 30, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 17 Dec 2022£8,500,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 9, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 30 Nov 2021£260,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 11 May 2021£257,500 FlatLeasehold
24, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 27 Apr 2021£2,220,000 OtherFreehold
Enterprise House, 4 Richfield Place, 12, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 7 Apr 2021£435,000 OtherLeasehold
8, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 27 Nov 2020£1,158,000 OtherFreehold
28 - 30, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 16 Sep 2020£23,747,355 OtherFreehold
Flat 1, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 28 Feb 2020£234,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 28 Feb 2020£260,000 FlatLeasehold
Unit 3, Thames Court, 2, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 18 Oct 2018£400,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 15, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 8 Mar 2018£209,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 47, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 31 Jan 2018£112,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 24, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 6 Oct 2017£210,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Richfield Place, 12, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 18 Sep 2017£270,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 16 Feb 2017£222,182 FlatLeasehold
Unit 4, Thames Court, 2, Richfield Avenue RG1 8EQ 25 Jan 2017£290,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 23, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 28 Nov 2016£225,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 47, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 25 May 2016£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 48, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue RG1 8BY 22 Jan 2016£95,375 FlatLeasehold

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
Flat 23, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue £225,000 (Nov 2016) → £204,245 (Nov 2024) -9%
over 8 yrs
28 - 30, Richfield Avenue £23,747,355 (Sep 2020) → £8,500,000 (Dec 2022) -64%
over 2 yrs
Flat 47, Caversham Place, Richfield Avenue £105,000 (May 2016) → £112,500 (Jan 2018) +7%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Richfield Avenue

Crime

792 crimes were reported within about a mile of Richfield Avenue in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences212
Shoplifting182
Other theft79
Public order73
Anti-social behaviour71
Criminal damage & arson53

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

Schools near Richfield Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
E P Collier Primary School 352 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
River Academy 373 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Thameside Primary School 322 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Civitas Academy 374 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Caversham Primary School 414 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 165 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Queen Anne's School 327 pupils Other independent school Church of England 11–19 Report 0.6 mi
Oxford Road Community School 244 pupils Primary 3–11 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 · 10 min walk
  • Reading station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Reading West station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Moderation (adj, Caversham Road) 1 min walk
  • The Moderation (opp, Caversham Road) 2 min walk
  • Thames Promenade car park (in) 2 min walk
  • Reading Festival Bus Park (Stop B, Richfield Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Balmore Park Surgery
    59A Hemdean Road, Caversham, Reading · 0.5 mi
  • Chatham Street Surgery
    121 Chatham Street, Reading · 0.6 mi
  • Broad Street Health Centre
    1St Floor, Broad St Hc, Reading · 0.7 mi
  • Abbey Medical Centre
    1St Floor, 103-105 Broad Street Mall, Reading · 0.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Budgens Budgens Caversham · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Caversham · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Caversham Esso Express · 0.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Caversham · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Caversham Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • 20 Bridge Street (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Caversham Heights Dental Practice · 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned41.6%62.5%
Private rented53.6%20.3%
Social rented4.9%17.1%
Households823

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6481.2%64.1%
Aged 65+6.4%18.6%
Residents1,896

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%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 Richfield Avenue

Ethnic group

HereReading
White63.7%67.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.6%17.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%5.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%7.2%
Other ethnic group3.9%2.9%

Religion

HereReading
No religion41.5%36.3%
Christian32.2%39.6%
Muslim8%8.9%
Not answered8%6.9%
Hindu6.6%5%
Buddhist2.5%1.7%
Other religion0.8%0.7%
Sikh0.3%0.7%

Country of birth

HereReading
Born in the UK58%66.5%
Born outside the UK42%33.5%

Highest qualification

HereReading
Level 4 qualifications and above58.2%40.4%
Level 3 qualifications13.2%16.8%
No qualifications9.5%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications8%10.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%9.1%
Apprenticeship2.9%4.1%
Other qualifications1.5%3%

General health

HereReading
Very good health55.1%51.2%
Good health34.3%34.4%
Fair health8%10.7%
Bad health2.2%2.9%
Very bad health0.4%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereReading
1 car or van in household53%44.3%
No cars or vans in household30%28.4%
2 cars or vans in household14.2%21.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.7%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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