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Ashmansworth market report RG20, Newbury
The RG20 (Ashmansworth) house price history in full, 1995 to 2026, in cash and in today's money. Underneath every chart here sit 8,228 registered sales in RG20 (Newbury) since 1995, the HM Land Registry record of what buyers really paid, with ONS figures covering rents. Nothing is a valuation, an estimate or an asking price.
Sales recorded to August 2026; rents are ONS figures for May 2026. The page rebuilds with each monthly release. Page updated 19 October 2026.
In short: 94 registered 2026 sales put the RG20 (Newbury) median at £535,000, up 5% on five years earlier, with a mean of £592,700, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £4,700 per square metre over the last five years. Everything rests on 8,228 completed HM Land Registry sales since 1995, refreshed monthly; valuations and asking prices play no part.
The postcode district RG20 covering Ashmansworth, Chieveley, Compton sits in Newbury. A district is the workhorse unit for reading a market: local enough to be meaningful, busy enough that the medians rest on a steady flow of sales.
Where RG20 sits
Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.
The going rate for a home in RG20
In the RG20 property market, the 2026 median sale price is £535,000, from 94 registered sales; the mean, the "average house price" most sites quote, is £592,700, sitting a little above it, the familiar pattern where pricier homes stretch the average.
RG20 prices by floor area
Measured by floor area, the last five years of RG20 sales average about £4,700 per square metre. Price per square metre is the fair way to compare a one-bed flat with a four-bed house, and it comes from the Energy Performance Certificate on each sold home.
England and Wales as a whole trade at a £285,000 median, leaving RG20 88% above the national figure.
A typical RG20 home, priced year by year (1995 to 2026)
The cash median beside its inflation-adjusted twin (ONS CPIH). The adjusted line answers the harder question, whether homes really got dearer. Hover for the figures; the legend toggles each series.
See this chart as a table
| Year | Median (cash) | Median (today's £) | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | £535,000 | £535,000 | 94 |
| 2025 | £600,000 | £614,348 | 227 |
| 2024 | £541,200 | £575,407 | 216 |
| 2023 | £550,000 | £604,316 | 164 |
| 2022 | £518,800 | £608,352 | 224 |
| 2021 | £510,000 | £645,726 | 323 |
| 2020 | £485,000 | £629,298 | 201 |
| 2019 | £455,100 | £596,527 | 160 |
| 2018 | £490,000 | £653,179 | 206 |
| 2017 | £450,000 | £613,755 | 249 |
| 2016 | £430,000 | £601,574 | 274 |
| 2015 | £425,000 | £600,525 | 237 |
| 2014 | £400,600 | £568,321 | 237 |
| 2013 | £380,000 | £546,782 | 243 |
| 2012 | £337,500 | £496,758 | 221 |
| 2011 | £335,000 | £505,721 | 216 |
| 2010 | £360,000 | £564,573 | 217 |
| 2009 | £330,000 | £530,478 | 213 |
| 2008 | £370,000 | £606,508 | 202 |
| 2007 | £351,500 | £596,242 | 344 |
| 2006 | £333,500 | £578,913 | 352 |
| 2005 | £305,000 | £542,777 | 318 |
| 2004 | £302,600 | £549,581 | 346 |
| 2003 | £270,000 | £497,405 | 303 |
| 2002 | £245,000 | £460,965 | 326 |
| 2001 | £216,800 | £416,787 | 308 |
| 2000 | £215,000 | £421,938 | 302 |
| 1999 | £172,200 | £343,186 | 352 |
| 1998 | £158,000 | £318,934 | 281 |
| 1997 | £130,000 | £266,604 | 312 |
| 1996 | £128,000 | £269,946 | 293 |
| 1995 | £118,000 | £256,514 | 267 |
In cash terms the typical RG20 home went from £118,000 in 1995 to £535,000 in 2026, roughly 5 times the price. Adjusted for inflation it still comes to a real rise of roughly 109%, so homes here got dearer in substance, not only in cash. In inflation-adjusted terms the high-water mark was 2018. The market now sits about 18% below it, so a peak-time purchase has yet to recover its real value.
Year-on-year change in the RG20 median
Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.
The strongest year on record here is 2000 (+24.9% on the year before); the weakest, 2026 (−10.8%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.
Annualised returns
| Period | Cash, per year | Real terms, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (since 2025) | −10.8% | −12.9% |
| 5 years (since 2021) | +1.0% | −3.7% |
| 6 years (since 2020) | +1.6% | −2.7% |
| 10 years (since 2016) | +2.2% | −1.2% |
| 20 years (since 2006) | +2.4% | −0.4% |
The table annualises median growth over each period, with the real column deflated by ONS CPIH. Smoothing hides the cycle (see the chart above for it), and none of this forecasts: it is the record.
Detached, semi, terraced, flat: four markets in one
A single median hides the split beneath it. Sales of detached houses dominate the record here, 56% of the typed total. A detached home currently trades at £725,000 against £190,000 for a flat, 3.8 times the price.
Median by property type, RG20
One line per type, years with too few sales omitted. Hover for the year's figures; click a legend entry to isolate a type.
| Type | Median (2026) | Sales that year | All-time sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £725,000 | 48 | 4,626 |
| Semi-detached | £430,000 | 21 | 1,903 |
| Terraced | £333,000 | 19 | 1,320 |
| Flats | £190,000 | 6 | 375 |
The turnover behind the prices
Sales per year, counted
Each bar is a year's recorded sales. 2008's dip is the financial crisis, and the newest bar always grows for a while as late registrations arrive.
The monthly pulse, last five years
Sales as they reached the register each month. Expect the seasonal sawtooth, and discount the newest months while late entries land.
Over the last twelve months of data, 181 sales completed in RG20. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 325 sales a year before the financial crisis and 185 a year over the last five. Volume matters as much as price: when few homes change hands, the median gets jumpy and a single street can move the figure. The most recent year is always still filling in, because sales appear in the Land Registry weeks or months after completion.
What tenants pay around RG20
The local authority for RG20 is West Berkshire, and its ONS average private rent currently stands at £1,290 a month (May 2026 figures). Size sets most of the rent: one-beds average £902 a month here against £2,121 for four or more bedrooms.
Average monthly rent by size, West Berkshire
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.
Set against the £535,000 median sold price, £1,290 a month is £15,480 a year, a gross yield of 2.9%: gross, before letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax, so a ceiling rather than a promise. Rents are published at local-authority level, so nearby districts in the same authority share these figures.
The shape of the RG20 market
Detached homes made up 51% of last year's sales, an unusually house-heavy mix that keeps the median well above what a flat or terrace here goes for. RG20 sits 5 of 30 in its area's price order, well inside the expensive end.
Asked and answered: RG20 (Ashmansworth)
Is RG20 (Ashmansworth) a good place to buy a house?
How much did a house sell for in RG20 (Ashmansworth)?
Are property prices falling in RG20 (Ashmansworth)?
Are RG20 prices heading up or down?
That question has no honest answer, only evidence. The evidence: the median is up 5% over five years in cash but down 17% after inflation. Weigh the volume chart alongside the price one before deciding anything, and bear in mind every figure is a completed sale that reached the register weeks after completion.
What is for sale in RG20 right now
Everything above is what homes in RG20 sold for. Turning to what is actually available: 10 homes on the market right now, from 2 agents publishing to HomesIndex, at a typical asking price 31% above the RG20 median sold price.
Set against 181 registered sales in the last twelve months, the 10 homes on the market here are roughly 3 weeks of supply at last year's pace, and more in reality, since only agents who publish to HomesIndex are counted. That is a thin shelf: buyers here are choosing from little, and a well priced home is unlikely to wait long.
Of everything listed here, 0% asks less than the sold record of comparable homes. The comparison behind each listing uses recent recorded sales of similar homes close by.
See every RG20 home for sale on the map →
These asking prices come live from estate agents publishing feeds to HomesIndex, refreshed each Monday and Thursday. They are a sample of the market rather than its entirety, and an asking price is not a sale price.
The RG20 sales calendar
Across the 1,154 sales completed in RG20 from 2021 to 2025, March was the busiest month for completions (13.1% of the total) and April the quietest (5.6%). The gap between the two is wide enough to plan around: completion follows the agreed sale by weeks, so the busiest month for completions points to deals done earlier, and a seller wanting several bidders should list ahead of it.
Sales by month, 2021 to 2025
| Month | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70 | 6.1% |
| February | 87 | 7.5% |
| March | 151 | 13.1% |
| April | 65 | 5.6% |
| May | 78 | 6.8% |
| June | 116 | 10.1% |
| July | 76 | 6.6% |
| August | 110 | 9.5% |
| September | 105 | 9.1% |
| October | 94 | 8.1% |
| November | 107 | 9.3% |
| December | 95 | 8.2% |
Moving up a bedroom in RG: the cost
What homes of each size actually sold for across the RG area, from the Land Registry record. Size steps are fiercely local. A third bedroom adds a quarter to the price in some areas and close to four fifths in others, which is why no national rule of thumb survives contact with a real market.
| Type | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | 5 bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £390,000 | £435,000 (+12%) | £499,475 (+15%) | £615,000 (+23%) | £790,000 (+28%) |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | £357,500 (+28%) | £425,000 (+19%) | £520,000 (+22%) | £642,500 (+24%) |
| Terraced | £238,500 | £320,000 (+34%) | £350,000 (+9%) | £417,250 (+19%) | £490,000 (+17%) |
| Flat | £180,000 | £240,000 (+33%) | £305,000 (+27%) | £397,000 (+30%) | £547,500 (+38%) |
Four years of recorded sales, split by built form and bedroom count. The register does not state bedrooms, so sizes come from each home's EPC record and a few homes will land one size out. Blank cells mean too few homes for the figure to mean anything.
The risers and the fallers
RG20 ranks 14 of 30 in the RG area on five-year growth. The gap between the top and bottom of this chart is the difference between buying well and buying badly in the same city.
Winners and losers across the RG area, five years
The biggest risers and fallers in cash terms; every row links to that district's report.
Inside RG20, sector by sector
Postcode sectors are the next slice down, each a group of streets with its own market report. Prices can differ sharply between two sectors a few minutes' walk apart.
| Sector | Median (latest) | Sales that year |
|---|---|---|
| RG20 0 | £533,800 | 7 |
| RG20 4 | £390,000 | 5 |
| RG20 5 | £346,000 | 19 |
| RG20 6 | £425,000 | 9 |
| RG20 7 | £630,000 | 9 |
| RG20 8 | £543,800 | 10 |
| RG20 9 | £575,000 | 35 |
How RG20 compares nearby
Same city, different markets. The neighbouring districts of the RG area, dearest first:
| District | Median | 5-year |
|---|---|---|
| RG9 | £718,000 | +1% |
| RG25 | £648,500 | +34% |
| RG29 | £634,000 | +27% |
| RG10 | £577,000 | +1% |
| RG20 (this report) | £535,000 | +5% |
| RG8 | £530,000 | -8% |
| RG4 | £485,000 | +3% |
| RG6 | £470,000 | +12% |
| RG45 | £465,000 | -7% |
| RG42 | £463,500 | +3% |
| RG7 | £457,500 | -1% |
| RG40 | £457,000 | +2% |
| RG5 | £450,000 | +8% |
| RG41 | £450,000 | -3% |
| RG27 | £445,000 | -1% |
| RG28 | £432,500 | +15% |
| RG31 | £405,000 | +12% |
| RG26 | £390,000 | +11% |
| RG18 | £385,000 | +1% |
| RG2 | £383,000 | +2% |
| RG17 | £380,000 | -2% |
| RG23 | £375,000 | +0% |
| RG12 | £371,800 | +14% |
| RG22 | £365,000 | +18% |
Thinking of selling in RG20? Get a rough value first
Start from what homes here actually sold for, not an estimate. Before booking a house valuation or flat valuation in RG20, use the average prices map for a rough value: zoom from RG20's shading down to the sold homes on your own street. The figures above are every recorded RG20 sale; agents price with this same Land Registry record, and now you have it too.
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See every individual RG20 sale on the live map, mapped to the exact address, or zoom the average prices map from neighbourhood shading down to single homes. The report tool writes a custom answer to a specific question, and the mortgage and rent calculator on any sale runs the numbers on a real purchase.
How this page is made: the statistics are computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to address level; inflation adjustment uses the ONS CPIH index; rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents at local-authority level. Medians of recorded sales, not valuations. Nothing on this page is financial advice.