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Buying at RG18 9SL

Before you offer on a home at RG18 9SL: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

1 thing to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £375k. In Hermitage & Cold Ash.

1 to check3 clear£375k typical on Hermitage Green

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) significant, landslides moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£375ktypical sale on Hermitage Green, last 10 years

£4,459typical price per m² in Hermitage & Cold Ash

£1,790–£4,440per m² for homes at RG18 9SL sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £4,459 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £401k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in Hermitage & Cold Ash

Hermitage & Cold Ash

+67% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	103	£764k	£227k – £1.85m
Semi-detached	33	£387k	£152k – £812k
Terraced	17	£309k	£140k – £470k
Flat	6	£263k	£200k – £450k

Standard sales in Hermitage & Cold Ash. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

5sales on Hermitage Green in the last two years

159sales in Hermitage & Cold Ash in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at RG18 9SL

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Hermitage GreenTerraced	£85,000, Jun 2006	–	Buyer's report →
2, Hermitage GreenTerraced	£345,000, Dec 2022	83 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Hermitage GreenSemi-detached	£86,000, Jul 2006	84 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Hermitage GreenSemi-detached	£152,000, Dec 2025	85 m²	Buyer's report →
8, Hermitage GreenTerraced	£480,000, Aug 2023	133 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Hermitage GreenTerraced	£260,000, Aug 2014	92 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Hermitage GreenTerraced	£249,950, Oct 2006	–	Buyer's report →
11, Hermitage GreenTerraced	£355,000, Jan 2022	91 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Hermitage GreenTerraced	£272,500, Oct 2014	89 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Hermitage GreenTerraced

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Checking this postcode…

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£196k	£152k	£940 a month	5.8%
2 beds	£323k	£280k	£1,240 a month	4.6%
3 beds	£407k	£360k	£1,530 a month	4.5%
4+ beds	£758k	£618k	£2,390 a month	3.8%
All homes	£597k	£388k	£1,560 a month	3.1%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£196k	£152k	£940 a month	5.8%
2 beds	£323k	£280k	£1,240 a month	4.6%
3 beds	£407k	£360k	£1,530 a month	4.5%
4+ beds	£758k	£618k	£2,390 a month	3.8%
All homes	£597k	£388k	£1,560 a month	3.1%

Buying at RG18 9SL

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in Hermitage & Cold Ash

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes at RG18 9SL

Go deeper

Buying at RG18 9SL

RG18 9SL is on Hermitage Green

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in Hermitage & Cold Ash, by size

Prices in Hermitage & Cold Ash

What sold nearby in the last two years

What it costs to live here

How often homes come up

Buyer's reports for homes at RG18 9SL

Go deeper

What homes cost and rent in Hermitage & Cold Ash, by size

RG18 9SL is on Hermitage Green