Photo: Michael Robinson · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Burghfield Common sell for a median £450,000
That is the middle of 250 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.2 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
42% of Burghfield Common’s sales are detached houses
250 homes sold in three years: 104 detached houses, 91 semi-detached houses, 42 terraced houses and 13 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 104 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £500K–£685K
- Last 12 months
- £608K38 sold
- New build
- £548K
median sale · 91 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £372K–£510K
- Last 12 months
- £400K29 sold
- New build
- £525K
median sale · 42 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £295K–£360K
- Last 12 months
- £310K12 sold
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £145K–£338K
- Last 12 months
- £336K8 sold
Mostly detached: 42% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Burghfield Common’s homes sold for between £350K and £560K
One sale in ten was under £310K and one in ten over £690K. 6% sold for under £250K.
The median, £450,000, sits in the £400–500K band
250 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.2 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £89,400 in 1995 to £467,500 in the last 12 months (£385,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
87 sales in the last 12 months, against 155 in 1997, the busiest year, and 57 in 2009. Sales fell by 58% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 16%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 49% more sales than 2020.
Burghfield Common costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Burghfield Common, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £120K | £203K | £320K | £340K | £475K | £511K | £608K |
| Semi-detached houses | £71K | £151K | £189K | £215K | £320K | £350K | £400K |
| Terraced houses | £64K | £108K | £182K | £190K | £240K | £298K | £310K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
3% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
232 new homes have been sold in Burghfield Common since 1995; the share peaked at 35% in 2005.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £525,000
against £432,500 for a home sold on, 21% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
6% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.8% sold leasehold in Burghfield Common. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Reading Road is Burghfield Common’s busiest street, with 12 sales in three years
20 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading Road | RG7 | 12 | £522,500 | Mixed |
| 2 | Acorn Gardens | RG7 | 12 | £359,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Horseshoe Crescent | RG7 | 10 | £320,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Hollybush Lane | RG7 | 8 | £640,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Josephine Crescent | RG7 | 8 | £522,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Randles Copse | RG7 | 8 | £450,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 7 | Highfield Court | RG7 | 8 | £237,500 | Mixed |
| 8 | Dauntless Road | RG7 | 7 | £650,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Birdella Grove | RG7 | 6 | £571,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
| 10 | Tarragon Way | RG7 | 6 | £525,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Woodlands Avenue | RG7 | 6 | £505,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Nethercourt Close | RG7 | 6 | £342,450 | Mostly flats |
| 13 | School Lane | RG7 | 5 | £685,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Barn Owl Way | RG7 | 5 | £550,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Ralph Street | RG7 | 5 | £530,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses · new builds |
School Lane: £685,000
Hunters Hill: £140,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.9 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Burghfield Common is the 20th most expensive of 30 towns in Berkshire
Burghfield Common is in the middle of Berkshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Berkshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Burghfield Common’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Theale, Tadley and Reading.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burghfield Common | — | £450K | 87 | +10% |
| Mortimer | 1.6 | £485K | 22 | +38% |
| Theale | 2.6 | £335K | 40 | +10% |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 4 | £455K | 116 | +14% |
| Tadley | 4.7 | £365K | 196 | +28% |
| Reading | 4.9 | £355K | 1,796 | +23% |
| Bramley | 5 | £428K | 53 | +16% |
| Shinfield | 5 | £475K | 76 | +2% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Burghfield Common
What is the average house price in Burghfield Common?
The median home in Burghfield Common sold for £450,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 250 standard sales (£467,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £579,000, semi-detached houses £425,000, terraced houses £325,000 and flats and maisonettes £204,000.
Are house prices going up in Burghfield Common?
The median was £450,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£454,975), and £467,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Burghfield Common each year?
87 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 89 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Burghfield Common?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: School Lane (RG7, £685,000), Dauntless Road (RG7, £650,000) and Hollybush Lane (RG7, £640,000).
How much does a new build cost in Burghfield Common?
New homes sold for a median £525,000 over three years, against £432,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 11% of sales.
Is Burghfield Common expensive for Berkshire?
Burghfield Common is the 20th most expensive of 30 towns of 2,500 or more in Berkshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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