5, Barkby, Reading occupies a 465 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 10 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 2nd largest.

5, Barkby, Reading has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 29 Sep 2014.

The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

5, Barkby, Reading last changed hands on 16th January 2015, selling for £457,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold twice since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 27.9% since January 2015.

• Sold Jan 2015£457,000
• Sold Jun 1997£148,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 68 sales of comparable properties within 540 metres of 5, Barkby, Reading since 2010.

Most recently, 66, Egremont Drive, Reading, RG6 3BS, a freehold house, sold at £600,000 on the 17th December 2025.

Read more about house prices in RG6.

• Sold Dec 2025£600,000 | 4 Bed House66, Egremont Drive, Reading, RG6 3BS66, Egremont Drive, Reading, RG6 3BS
• Sold Dec 2025£621,000 | 5 Bed House22, Swepstone Close, Reading, RG6 3EZ22, Swepstone Close, Reading, RG6 3EZ
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  Sold Oct 2025£670,000 | 4 Bed House138, Silverdale Road, Reading, RG6 7LX138, Silverdale Road, Reading, RG6 7LX
• Sold Mar 2025£682,000 | 4 Bed House6, Swepstone Close, Reading, RG6 3EZ6, Swepstone Close, Reading, RG6 3EZ
• Sold Mar 2025£680,000 | 4 Bed House165, Beech Lane, Reading, RG6 5QE165, Beech Lane, Reading, RG6 5QE
• Sold Dec 2024£643,000 | 4 Bed House16, Chelwood Road, Reading, RG6 5QG16, Chelwood Road, Reading, RG6 5QG
• Sold Sep 2024£475,000 | 4 Bed House35, Westminster Way, Reading, RG6 4BX35, Westminster Way, Reading, RG6 4BX
• Sold Sep 2023£619,000 | 4 Bed House10, Sturbridge Close, Reading, RG6 4EE10, Sturbridge Close, Reading, RG6 4EE
• Sold Feb 2023£695,000 | 4 Bed House41, Squirrels Way, Reading, RG6 5QT41, Squirrels Way, Reading, RG6 5QT
• Sold Sep 2022£610,000 | 4 Bed House3, Measham Way, Reading, RG6 4ES3, Measham Way, Reading, RG6 4ES
• Sold Jul 2022£625,000 | 4 Bed House26, Swepstone Close, Reading, RG6 3EZ26, Swepstone Close, Reading, RG6 3EZ
• Sold Jun 2021£590,000 | 4 Bed House36, Swepstone Close, Reading, RG6 3EY36, Swepstone Close, Reading, RG6 3EY
• Sold Jun 2021£557,000 | 4 Bed House8, Measham Way, Reading, RG6 4ES8, Measham Way, Reading, RG6 4ES
• Sold Mar 2021£460,000 | 4 Bed House4, Lind Close, Reading, RG6 5QX4, Lind Close, Reading, RG6 5QX
• Sold Sep 2020£450,000 | 4 Bed House83, Silverdale Road, Reading, RG6 7NF83, Silverdale Road, Reading, RG6 7NF
• Sold Jun 2018£565,000 | 4 Bed House162, Silverdale Road, Reading, RG6 7LX162, Silverdale Road, Reading, RG6 7LX
• Sold Jan 2017£618,000 | 4 Bed House25, Squirrels Way, Reading, RG6 5QT25, Squirrels Way, Reading, RG6 5QT
• Sold Jun 2016£610,000 | 5 Bed House53, Loxwood, Reading, RG6 5QZ53, Loxwood, Reading, RG6 5QZ
• Sold Apr 2012£404,000 | 4 Bed House45, Loxwood, Reading, RG6 5QZ45, Loxwood, Reading, RG6 5QZ
• Sold Dec 2010£265,000 | 4 Bed House5, Lind Close, Reading, RG6 5QX5, Lind Close, Reading, RG6 5QX

Our analysis of the public data ranks 5, Barkby, Reading as the largest and the most expensive of the 10 addresses on Barkby, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6.

Against the RG6 postcode district average, it is £128k more expensive than the typical property.

• Loddon Primary School

  700 m away
• Radstock Primary School

  700 m away
• Hawkedon Primary School

  900 m away

• Maiden Erlegh School

  900 m away
• UTC Reading

  2.4 km away
• Maiden Erlegh School in Reading

  2.4 km away

• Earley

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  1.2 km away
• Winnersh Triangle

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  2.0 km away
• Winnersh

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  2.9 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.