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Buying at RG6 3DG

Before you offer on a home at RG6 3DG: 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.

Nothing at this postcode stands out to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £360k. In Lower Earley South.

3 clear£360k typical on Bridport Close

The checklist

Before you make an offer

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Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderateBGS 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.
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Noise above WHO guidelines: road 54 dB24-hour averages from Defra's 2022 noise maps (England). Visit at rush hour and at night.
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Busy road: C, 270 m awayAbout 12,808 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
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No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
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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.
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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?

£360ktypical sale on Bridport Close, last 10 years

£5,461typical price per m² in Lower Earley South

£4,270–£6,530per m² for homes at RG6 3DG sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,461 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £491k. Check an asking price.

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

Trend

Prices in Lower Earley South

Lower Earley South

+27% 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	49	£545k	£367k – £750k
Semi-detached	34	£410k	£210k – £600k
Terraced	85	£327k	£195k – £535k
Flat	20	£195k	£130k – £250k

Standard sales in Lower Earley South. 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 Bridport Close in the last two years

188sales in Lower Earley South in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at RG6 3DG

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Bridport CloseTerraced	£265,000, Sept 2014	74 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Bridport CloseTerraced	£91,500, Jun 1998	–	Buyer's report →
3, Bridport CloseTerraced	£229,950, Apr 2013	74 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Bridport CloseSemi-detached	£192,000, Apr 2006	–	Buyer's report →
8, Bridport CloseTerraced	£375,000, Aug 2017	70 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Bridport CloseSemi-detached	£249,950, Nov 2009	95 m²	Buyer's report →
10, Bridport CloseTerraced	£420,000, Nov 2025	85 m²	Buyer's report →
11, Bridport CloseTerraced	£342,000, Feb 2020	77 m²	Buyer's report →
12, Bridport CloseTerraced	£360,000, Jan 2018	83 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Bridport CloseTerraced

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Go deeper

Checking this postcode…

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£244k	£218k	£1,070 a month	5.3%
2 beds	£352k	£328k	£1,330 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£455k	£425k	£1,620 a month	4.3%
4+ beds	£597k	£539k	£2,170 a month	4.4%
All homes	£408k	£331k	£1,340 a month	3.9%

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed	£244k	£218k	£1,070 a month	5.3%
2 beds	£352k	£328k	£1,330 a month	4.5%
3 beds	£455k	£425k	£1,620 a month	4.3%
4+ beds	£597k	£539k	£2,170 a month	4.4%
All homes	£408k	£331k	£1,340 a month	3.9%

Buying at RG6 3DG

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

Prices in Lower Earley South

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 RG6 3DG

Go deeper

Buying at RG6 3DG

RG6 3DG is on Bridport Close

Before you make an offer

Is the asking price fair?

What homes cost and rent in Lower Earley South, by size

Prices in Lower Earley South

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 RG6 3DG

Go deeper

RG6 3DG is on Bridport Close

What homes cost and rent in Lower Earley South, by size