Firethorn, Shinfield, Reading

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG2 9GD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£542,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2018)
£600,489
47 sales
Price range
£390k – £1m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Apr 2026
RG2 9GD

At a glance

House prices£600k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% 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 station45 min walkEarley station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

47 property sales on Firethorn, Shinfield, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £542,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £649,917. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 9 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Firethorn compared

RG2 postcode area£413,464
Reading£514,105
England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

2018: £563,938 (32 sales)2018£564k2019: £766,667 (6 sales)2019£767k2020: £800,000 (1 sales)2020£800k2021: £540,000 (1 sales)2021£540k2022: £455,000 (1 sales)2022£455k2023: £490,000 (1 sales)2023£490k2024: £570,000 (2 sales)2024£570k2025: £805,000 (2 sales)2025£805k2026: £542,000 (1 sales)2026£542k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached36£649,9171 Oct 2025
Semi-detached7£443,14330 Apr 2026
Terraced4£431,00016 Jan 2023

Sold prices on Firethorn

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
17, Firethorn RG2 9GD 30 Apr 2026£542,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Firethorn RG2 9GD 1 Oct 2025£1,000,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Firethorn RG2 9GD 20 May 2025£610,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Firethorn RG2 9GD 17 Jan 2025£501,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Firethorn RG2 9GD 18 Dec 2024£565,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Firethorn RG2 9GD 13 Dec 2024£575,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Firethorn RG2 9GD 16 Jan 2023£490,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Firethorn RG2 9GD 31 May 2022£455,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Firethorn RG2 9GD 25 Jun 2021£540,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Firethorn RG2 9GD 15 Jan 2020£800,000 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Firethorn RG2 9GD 29 Aug 2019£825,000 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Firethorn RG2 9GD 31 May 2019£520,000 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Firethorn RG2 9GD 31 May 2019£850,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Firethorn RG2 9GD 26 Apr 2019£720,000 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Firethorn RG2 9GD 27 Mar 2019£810,000 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Firethorn RG2 9GD 24 Jan 2019£875,000 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Firethorn RG2 9GD 14 Dec 2018£435,000 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Firethorn RG2 9GD 10 Dec 2018£560,000 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Firethorn RG2 9GD 29 Oct 2018£825,000 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Firethorn RG2 9GD 29 Oct 2018£900,000 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Firethorn RG2 9GD 23 Oct 2018£435,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Firethorn RG2 9GD 26 Sep 2018£445,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
7, Firethorn RG2 9GD 26 Sep 2018£445,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
16, Firethorn RG2 9GD 13 Aug 2018£845,000 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Firethorn RG2 9GD 31 Jul 2018£875,000 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Firethorn RG2 9GD 31 Jul 2018£875,000 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Firethorn RG2 9GD 31 Jul 2018£910,000 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Firethorn RG2 9GD 27 Jul 2018£700,000 Detached New buildFreehold
15, Firethorn RG2 9GD 6 Jul 2018£635,000 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Firethorn RG2 9GD 29 Jun 2018£390,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
40, Firethorn RG2 9GD 22 Jun 2018£525,000 Detached New buildFreehold
44, Firethorn RG2 9GD 22 Jun 2018£430,000 Detached New buildFreehold
48, Firethorn RG2 9GD 19 Jun 2018£510,000 Detached New buildFreehold
28, Firethorn RG2 9GD 18 Jun 2018£390,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
32, Firethorn RG2 9GD 4 Jun 2018£430,000 Detached New buildFreehold
30, Firethorn RG2 9GD 1 Jun 2018£430,000 Detached New buildFreehold
34, Firethorn RG2 9GD 1 Jun 2018£430,000 Detached New buildFreehold
50, Firethorn RG2 9GD 31 May 2018£520,000 Detached New buildFreehold
19, Firethorn RG2 9GD 30 May 2018£432,000 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Firethorn RG2 9GD 25 May 2018£650,000 Detached New buildFreehold
36, Firethorn RG2 9GD 18 May 2018£515,000 Detached New buildFreehold
38, Firethorn RG2 9GD 18 May 2018£510,000 Detached New buildFreehold
42, Firethorn RG2 9GD 1 May 2018£430,000 Detached New buildFreehold
46, Firethorn RG2 9GD 25 Apr 2018£520,000 Detached New buildFreehold
52, Firethorn RG2 9GD 30 Jan 2018£815,000 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Firethorn RG2 9GD 29 Jan 2018£429,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
25, Firethorn RG2 9GD 29 Jan 2018£395,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
27, Firethorn RG2 9GD 29 Jan 2018£410,000 Terraced New buildFreehold

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
17, Firethorn £435,000 (Oct 2018) → £542,000 (Apr 2026) +25%
over 8 yrs
12, Firethorn £900,000 (Oct 2018) → £1,000,000 (Oct 2025) +11%
over 7 yrs
48, Firethorn £510,000 (Jun 2018) → £610,000 (May 2025) +20%
over 7 yrs
5, Firethorn £445,000 (Sep 2018) → £501,000 (Jan 2025) +13%
over 6 yrs
38, Firethorn £510,000 (May 2018) → £565,000 (Dec 2024) +11%
over 7 yrs
36, Firethorn £515,000 (May 2018) → £575,000 (Dec 2024) +12%
over 7 yrs
23, Firethorn £429,000 (Jan 2018) → £490,000 (Jan 2023) +14%
over 5 yrs
28, Firethorn £390,000 (Jun 2018) → £455,000 (May 2022) +17%
over 4 yrs
11, Firethorn £520,000 (May 2019) → £540,000 (Jun 2021) +4%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Firethorn

Crime

135 crimes were reported within about a mile of Firethorn in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences39
Shoplifting17
Anti-social behaviour16
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order12

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

Flood risk

Firethorn 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
  • River Loddon at Arborfield and Shinfield 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 Firethorn

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Shinfield Infant and Nursery School 303 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.6 mi
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Crosfields School 713 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.7 mi
Alder Grove Church of England Primary School 404 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Hillside Primary School 450 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
The Ridgeway Primary School 362 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Geoffrey Field Infant School 313 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 1.0 mi
Geoffrey Field Junior School 357 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.0 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Earley station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk
  • Reading Green Park station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Winnersh Triangle station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hawthorn (on, Hawthorn) 1 min walk
  • TVSP Gateway (adj, South Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Lower Earley Way West (W-bound, Lower Earley Way (West)) 5 min walk
  • Brookers Hill (opp, Hollow Lane) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • South Reading & Shinfield Group Med Prac
    Shinfield Medical Pract, School Green, Reading · 0.6 mi
  • Shinfield Medical Practice
    Shinfield House, School Green, Reading · 0.6 mi
  • Long Barn Lane Surgery
    22 Long Barn Lane, Whitley, Reading · 1.9 mi
  • Brookside Group Practice
    Brookside Surgery, Brookside Close, Reading · 2.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice 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.

Income: decile 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.0%62.5%
Private rented12.7%20.3%
Social rented4.4%17.1%
Households735

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.5%64.1%
Aged 65+13.9%18.6%
Residents1,993

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.

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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