Houses to rent in Reading, RG1

There are 49 results for Reading, RG1. Rental prices across these results range from £1.1k pcm to £2.2k pcm with an average price of £1.6k pcm.


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Rental market around Reading

Average rent £2,154 pcm within 3 km · typical £1,693 pcm
Most rents £900 – £6,975 pcm within 3 km
Homes to rent 1 in Reading · 642 within 3 km
New to rent 576 in the last 30 days · within 3 km
Typical time to let 3 weeks last 12 months · within 3 km
Rents, year on year +1.7% homes newly listed · within 3 km
Gross rental yield 7.4–8.1% houses 8.1%, flats 7.4% · within 3 km

What's to rent

642 homes within 3 km of Reading · share, count and typical rent
Flats and apartments 55.1% 354 · £1.4k
Terraced houses 34.7% 223 · £2.7k
Semi-detached houses 4.8% 31 · £2.3k
Other homes 4.0% 26 · £1.2k
Detached houses 1.1% 7 · £4.8k
Bungalows 0.2% 1 · £1.8k

How many bedrooms

within 3 km of Reading · share, count and typical rent
Studio 5.0% 32 · £1.1k
1 bedroom 23.1% 148 · £1.2k
2 bedrooms 31.2% 200 · £1.5k
3 bedrooms 12.6% 81 · £1.9k
4 bedrooms 8.1% 52 · £2.4k
5+ bedrooms 20.1% 129 · £4k

Rent bands

642 homes within 3 km of Reading
Under £1,200 pcm 17.0% 109
£1,200 – £1,500 pcm 21.2% 136
£1,500 – £1,900 pcm 21.5% 138
£1,900 – £2,900 pcm 20.9% 134
£2,900 pcm and over 19.5% 125

Houses and flats compared

HousesFlats
Share of homes to rent41%55%
Typical rent£2,650 pcm£1,365 pcm
Average bedrooms4.51.7
Typical time to let4 weeks3 weeks
Gross rental yield8.1%7.4%

Asking rents over time

typical rent of the homes first listed each quarter within 3 km of Reading · −6.3% since 2024 Q4 Median rent per quarter in Reading 2024 Q4: £1,600 pcm (2,233 new listings) £1,600 pcm 2024 Q4 2025 Q1: £1,400 pcm (1,931 new listings) £1,400 pcm 2025 Q1 2025 Q2: £1,450 pcm (2,154 new listings) £1,450 pcm 2025 Q2 2025 Q3: £1,426 pcm (1,895 new listings) £1,426 pcm 2025 Q3 2025 Q4: £1,675 pcm (2,511 new listings) £1,675 pcm 2025 Q4 2026 Q1: £1,480 pcm (1,874 new listings) £1,480 pcm 2026 Q1 2026 Q2: £1,425 pcm (2,172 new listings) £1,425 pcm 2026 Q2 2026 Q3: £1,500 pcm (2,018 new listings) £1,500 pcm 2026 Q3

Based on 642 homes to rent on Houses now, 8,732 listings that left the market in the last 12 months, the asking rents of the homes listed over the last two years. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 (Crown copyright). Schools: Ofsted. Updated October 2026.

Frequently asked questions about renting in Reading

What is the average rent in Reading?

There is only 1 home to rent in Reading itself, so these figures cover the 642 homes to rent within 3 km. The average rent for a home within 3 km of Reading is £2,155 a month. A few very expensive homes pull that average up, so a more typical rent is £1,695 a month.

How much is a 2 or 3 bedroom home to rent in Reading?

A typical 2-bedroom home within 3 km of Reading rents for £1,500 a month and a 3-bedroom home £1,875 a month. So the extra bedroom adds about £375 a month. 1-bedroom homes rent for around £1,150 a month, and 4-bedroom homes rent for about £2,400 a month.

What is the price range of rental homes in Reading?

Most rents within 3 km of Reading are between £900 and £6,975 a month, leaving out the very cheapest and most expensive. One in five rents for less than £1,200 a month, and one in five £2,900 a month or more.

How many homes are available to rent in Reading?

There is 1 home to rent in Reading on Houses right now, plus 4 already let agreed. Within 3 km there are 642, and the listings on this page include the nearest of them. 576 new listings came onto the market within 3 km in the last 30 days.

Are rents going up in Reading?

Slightly up. Homes put up to rent within 3 km of Reading over the last 12 months were advertised at a typical £1,500 a month, 1.7% higher than the year before (£1,475 a month). By size, 2-bedroom homes are up 3%, 3-bedroom homes are up 3% and 4-bedroom homes are up 4%.

How quickly do rental homes let in Reading?

Within 3 km of Reading, most rental homes are let or taken off the market within about 3 weeks. About 62% go within the first month. Flats go faster, in about 3 weeks against about 4 weeks for houses.

What rental yield can I get in Reading?

About 8.1% gross for houses and 7.4% for flats. That compares typical rents with what houses and flats actually sold for within 3 km of Reading over the last year. Running costs, voids and mortgage interest are not taken off.

What type of homes can I rent in Reading?

Flats and apartments are the most common, about 6 in 10 homes to rent within 3 km of Reading. Terraced houses come next, followed by semi-detached houses. Flats and apartments are the cheapest, at about £1,365 a month, and detached houses the most expensive, at about £4,800 a month.

Are rental homes in Reading furnished?

About 9 in 10 rental homes within 3 km of Reading that say so are furnished, and the rest come unfurnished.

Which train stations are in or near Reading?

Reading has no station of its own. The nearest are Reading and Reading West.