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Fairwater Drive, Woodley, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Fairwater Drive, Woodley, Reading · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-wokingham/fairwater-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG5 3JQ, RG5 3JF, RG5 3JG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£401,750
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£373,406
61 sales
Price range
£300k – £600k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Jan 2026
RG5 3JB

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At a glance

House prices£402k average22% below the Reading average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkEarley station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold99% freeholdAcross 67 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

61 property sales on Fairwater Drive, Woodley, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £401,750. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £376,700. Average sale prices rose from £359,650 in 2016 to £398,500 in 2026 (+11%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 22% below the Reading average of £516,960 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 54% semi-detached, 44% terraced, 2% detached. Recorded sale prices on Fairwater Drive range from £300,000 to £600,000. 99% of homes sold here were freehold and 1% leasehold. Of 244 streets in Reading with at least two sales in the last year, Fairwater Drive ranks 168th for average price.

House prices on Fairwater Drive compared

Fairwater Drive£401,750
RG5 postcode area£454,721
Reading£516,960
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all RG5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £359,650 (3 sales)2016£360k2017: £317,000 (5 sales)2017£317k2018: £316,750 (4 sales)2018£317k2019: £326,667 (3 sales)2019£327k2020: £350,173 (11 sales)2020£350k2021: £351,494 (8 sales)2021£351k2022: £400,500 (5 sales)2022£401k2023: £433,750 (4 sales)2023£434k2024: £373,500 (5 sales)2024£374k2025: £436,450 (11 sales)2025£436k2026: £398,500 (2 sales)2026£399k

Tenure: 99% freehold and 1% leasehold across 67 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached33£376,7007 Jan 2026
Terraced27£360,9875 Jan 2026
Detached1£600,00014 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Fairwater Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
64, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 7 Jan 2026£412,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
117, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 5 Jan 2026£385,000 TerracedFreehold
138, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 12 Dec 2025£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Fairwater Drive RG5 3HH 24 Nov 2025£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
97, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 15 Sep 2025£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
131, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 26 Aug 2025£380,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JG 14 Jul 2025£600,000 DetachedFreehold
136, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 4 Jul 2025£423,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
95, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 23 Jun 2025£442,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Waterside Pub & Kitchen, Fairwater Drive RG5 3EZ 9 Jun 2025£415,224 OtherLeasehold
116, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 22 May 2025£520,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Fairwater Drive RG5 3HH 20 May 2025£435,200 TerracedFreehold
99, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 24 Mar 2025£387,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
96, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 14 Mar 2025£428,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
134, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 26 Feb 2025£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
150, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 13 Dec 2024£335,000 TerracedFreehold
162, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 15 Nov 2024£370,000 TerracedFreehold
129, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 23 Oct 2024£360,000 TerracedFreehold
152, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 30 May 2024£410,000 TerracedFreehold
93, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 12 Apr 2024£382,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
202, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 29 Feb 2024£380,000 TerracedFreehold
98, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 15 Dec 2023£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
186, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 14 Aug 2023£380,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JG 2 Jun 2023£455,000 TerracedFreehold
102, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 23 Feb 2023£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JG 27 Jan 2023£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
166, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 2 Dec 2022£415,000 TerracedFreehold
152, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 26 Aug 2022£390,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Fairwater Drive RG5 3HH 15 Jul 2022£419,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 14 Apr 2022£393,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JG 30 Mar 2022£385,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JG 10 Dec 2021£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JG 17 Sep 2021£420,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JG 18 Aug 2021£357,000 TerracedFreehold
112, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 28 May 2021£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
103, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 26 May 2021£330,000 TerracedFreehold
101, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 21 Apr 2021£330,000 TerracedFreehold
133, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 12 Mar 2021£330,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JG 3 Mar 2021£339,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
145, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 8 Dec 2020£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Fairwater Drive RG5 3HH 1 Oct 2020£350,000 TerracedFreehold
178, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 23 Sep 2020£399,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
171, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 18 Sep 2020£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
122, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 17 Sep 2020£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 16 Sep 2020£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JB 11 Sep 2020£332,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
131, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 17 Jul 2020£309,950 TerracedFreehold
174, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JF 3 Jul 2020£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
95, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 21 Feb 2020£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
165, Fairwater Drive RG5 3JQ 3 Jan 2020£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
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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
131, Fairwater Drive £309,950 (Jul 2020) → £380,000 (Aug 2025) +23%
over 5 yrs
95, Fairwater Drive £350,000 (Feb 2020) → £442,000 (Jun 2025) +26%
over 5 yrs
4, Fairwater Drive £342,500 (Jun 2018) → £435,200 (May 2025) +27%
over 7 yrs
152, Fairwater Drive £390,000 (Aug 2022) → £410,000 (May 2024) +5%
over 2 yrs
93, Fairwater Drive £330,000 (Jul 2017) → £382,500 (Apr 2024) +16%
over 7 yrs
47, Fairwater Drive £315,000 (Oct 2017) → £357,000 (Aug 2021) +13%
over 4 yrs
130, Fairwater Drive £325,000 (May 2019) → £300,000 (Aug 2019) -8%
over under a year

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Schools near Fairwater Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Highwood Primary School 429 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
South Lake Primary School 443 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Bulmershe School 1,530 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Addington School 311 pupils Academy special converter 3–19 Report 0.4 mi
Beechwood Primary School 244 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
The Ambleside Centre 99 pupils Nursery 3–5 Report 0.6 mi
Rivermead Primary School 429 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School 458 pupils Primary Church of England 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

  • Earley station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Winnersh Triangle station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Winnersh station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • North Lake (Opp 98, Fairwater Drive) 1 min walk
  • North Lake (Adj 104, Fairwater Drive) 1 min walk
  • Antrim Road (Adj, Fairwater Drive) 2 min walk
  • Antrim Road (Opp, Fairwater Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Woodley Practice
    Woodley Centre Surgery, 6 Headley Road, Reading · 0.6 mi
  • Parkside Practice
    224 Wokingham Road, Reading · 0.9 mi
  • Brookside Group Practice
    Brookside Surgery, Brookside Close, Reading · 1.0 mi
  • Loddon Vale Practice
    Hurricane Way, Woodley, Reading · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Woodley · 0.4 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Woodley · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Woodley Reading · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Reading Woodley · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi
  • The Reading Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Woodley Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • The Haven Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • The Evergreen Dental Centre · 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 10 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 skills8 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned91.4%62.5%
Private rented7.8%20.3%
Social rented0.8%17.1%
Households490

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.9%64.1%
Aged 65+24.1%18.6%
Residents1,232

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 networks90%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Wokingham 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 Fairwater Drive

Ethnic group

HereWokingham
White77.7%79.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.6%12.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%2.4%
Other ethnic group1.1%1.6%

Religion

HereWokingham
Christian45.5%44.7%
No religion30.5%36.9%
Muslim9.6%4.8%
Not answered5.3%5.9%
Hindu4.9%4.8%
Sikh3.4%1.7%
Other religion0.7%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.5%

Country of birth

HereWokingham
Born in the UK82%81.1%
Born outside the UK18%18.9%

Highest qualification

HereWokingham
Level 4 qualifications and above35.7%46.2%
Level 3 qualifications14.9%16.3%
No qualifications14.5%10.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%12.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%8.1%
Apprenticeship6.7%4.1%
Other qualifications3.5%2.3%

General health

HereWokingham
Very good health48.7%55%
Good health37%33.2%
Fair health11.5%9.2%
Bad health2.4%2.1%
Very bad health0.3%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereWokingham
1 car or van in household45.2%37.5%
2 cars or vans in household33.3%39.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%14%
No cars or vans in household10.1%9%

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 Wokingham.

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