Homes in Mortimer sell for a median £485,000
That is the middle of 95 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 5.3 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.
A third of Mortimer’s sales are detached houses
95 homes sold in three years: 35 detached houses, 32 semi-detached houses, 10 terraced houses and 18 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 35 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £547K–£780K
- New build
- £760K
median sale · 32 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £450K–£545K
- Last 12 months
- £492K10 sold
median sale · 10 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £350K–£450K
median sale · 18 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £190K–£245K
- Last 12 months
- £230K6 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 37% of sales
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 Mortimer’s homes sold for between £360K and £625K
One sale in ten was under £227K and one in ten over £780K. 16% sold for under £250K.
The median, £485,000, sits in the £400–500K band
95 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.3 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £85,450 in 1995 to £450,000 in the last 12 months (£420,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
22 sales in the last 12 months, against 88 in 2004, the busiest year, and 27 in 2008. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 86% more sales than 2020.
Mortimer costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Mortimer, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | £81K | £146K | £230K | £247K | £350K | £385K | £492K |
| Flats and maisonettes | £48K | £85K | — | £152K | — | — | £230K |
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.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
89 new homes have been sold in Mortimer since 1995; the share peaked at 20% in 2012.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £650,000
against £470,000 for a home sold on, 38% 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.
19% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Mortimer. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Hackney Way is Mortimer’s busiest street, with 10 sales in three years
7 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 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 | Hackney Way | RG7 | 10 | £700,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | The Crescent | RG7 | 8 | £352,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Groves Lea | RG7 | 8 | £347,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | West End Road | RG7 | 8 | £234,000 | Mostly flats |
| 5 | The Avenue | RG7 | 7 | £625,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Orchard Road | RG7 | 5 | £550,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Croft Road | RG7 | 5 | £425,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Mortimer is the 14th most expensive of 30 towns in Berkshire
Mortimer 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.
Mortimer’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Bramley, Tadley and Theale.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer | — | £485K | 22 | +38% |
| Burghfield Common | 1.6 | £450K | 87 | +10% |
| Bramley | 3.4 | £428K | 53 | +16% |
| Tadley | 3.6 | £365K | 196 | +28% |
| Theale | 4.1 | £335K | 40 | +10% |
| Sherfield on Loddon | 4.3 | £400K | 28 | +6% |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 4.5 | £455K | 116 | +14% |
| Shinfield | 5.6 | £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 Mortimer
What is the average house price in Mortimer?
The median home in Mortimer sold for £485,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 95 standard sales (£450,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £665,000, semi-detached houses £480,000, terraced houses £368,000 and flats and maisonettes £233,500.
Are house prices going up in Mortimer?
The median was £470,000 in 2025, down 6% on 2024 (£502,500), and £450,000 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 Mortimer each year?
22 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 37 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
How much does a new build cost in Mortimer?
New homes sold for a median £650,000 over three years, against £470,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 12% of sales.
Is Mortimer expensive for Berkshire?
Mortimer is the 14th 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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