What can you afford in West Berkshire?
1,803 homes changed hands in West Berkshire over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £390,000 or less, a quarter for under £300,000, and three quarters for under £525,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £78,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £78,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 8.7× the local median full-time salary of £44,887 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · West Berkshire
£390,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £300,000
- Three quarters under
- £525,000
- Sales
- 1,803
- HPI average
- £400,698
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,803 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 2.4% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 5.3% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 17.1% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 45% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 72.2% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £210,000 · 326 | ≈£42,000 |
| Terraced house | £334,000 · 398 | ≈£66,800 |
| Semi-detached house | £400,000 · 569 | ≈£80,000 |
| Detached house | £643,500 · 510 | ≈£128,700 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts West Berkshire average prices up 0.2% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Warwick
- Watford
- Waverley
- Wealden
- Welwyn Hatfield
- West Devon
- West Lancashire
- West Lindsey
- West Northamptonshire
- West Oxfordshire
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.