LHA by area › Reading
LHA rates in Reading
The Valuation Office Agency's Local Housing Allowance for the Reading Broad Rental Market Area, April 2026 to March 2027, and what those rates return against what houses actually sold for in each postcode district.
3-bed LHA: £1,296 a month. 4-bed: £1,649. Room in a shared house: £390.
Best 3-bed LHA yield in the area: 4.8% in RG1, where a terraced house sold for a median £322,500 in the last 12 months.
Rates
| Bedrooms | Per week | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| shared accommodation (room) | £90 | £390 |
| 1 bedroom | £196 | £848 |
| 2 bedrooms | £252 | £1,092 |
| 3 bedrooms | £299 | £1,296 |
| 4 bedrooms | £381 | £1,649 |
3-bed LHA yield by postcode district
3-bedroom LHA for the year against the median terraced sale price in the district, last 12 months, districts with at least 10 sales. Sold data as of September 2026.
| District | Median terraced sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| RG1 Reading | £322,500 (157 sales) | 4.8% |
| RG6 Reading | £337,500 (82 sales) | 4.6% |
| RG30 Reading | £340,000 (147 sales) | 4.6% |
| RG31 Reading | £345,000 (74 sales) | 4.5% |
| RG7 Basingstoke and Deane | £350,000 (67 sales) | 4.4% |
| RG2 Reading | £360,250 (96 sales) | 4.3% |
| RG12 Bracknell Forest | £365,000 (232 sales) | 4.3% |
| RG8 South Oxfordshire | £372,500 (22 sales) | 4.2% |
| RG5 Reading | £385,000 (51 sales) | 4.0% |
| RG42 Bracknell Forest | £395,000 (91 sales) | 3.9% |
| RG41 Wokingham | £395,000 (63 sales) | 3.9% |
| RG40 Bracknell Forest | £395,000 (55 sales) | 3.9% |
| RG4 Reading | £405,000 (113 sales) | 3.8% |
| RG10 Bracknell Forest | £420,000 (35 sales) | 3.7% |
| RG45 Bracknell Forest | £430,000 (24 sales) | 3.6% |
| RG9 Buckinghamshire | £567,500 (60 sales) | 2.7% |
4-bed LHA yield against a semi
| District | Median semi sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| RG30 Reading | £390,000 (109 sales) | 5.1% |
| RG2 Reading | £415,000 (127 sales) | 4.8% |
| RG1 Reading | £420,120 (28 sales) | 4.7% |
| RG31 Reading | £425,000 (122 sales) | 4.7% |
| RG12 Bracknell Forest | £440,000 (83 sales) | 4.5% |
| RG7 Basingstoke and Deane | £450,000 (103 sales) | 4.4% |
| RG5 Reading | £455,000 (93 sales) | 4.3% |
| RG8 South Oxfordshire | £475,000 (35 sales) | 4.2% |
| RG45 Bracknell Forest | £475,000 (50 sales) | 4.2% |
| RG42 Bracknell Forest | £487,500 (66 sales) | 4.1% |
| RG41 Wokingham | £487,500 (70 sales) | 4.1% |
| RG6 Reading | £489,000 (94 sales) | 4.0% |
| RG40 Bracknell Forest | £500,000 (68 sales) | 4.0% |
| RG4 Reading | £530,000 (111 sales) | 3.7% |
| RG10 Bracknell Forest | £592,500 (36 sales) | 3.3% |
| RG9 Buckinghamshire | £690,000 (57 sales) | 2.9% |
What the yield figure is
Local Housing Allowance is the most housing benefit will pay towards rent in an area, set by the Valuation Office Agency for each Broad Rental Market Area and bedroom count. It is a floor for rent, not a forecast: a tenant on benefits can pay it, and market rents usually sit above it. The yield here is the 3-bedroom LHA rate for the year, divided by the median price paid for a terraced house in the district over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry). Gross, before costs, before voids, before finance. It is a screening number for comparing areas, not an appraisal of any house.
April 2026 to March 2027 (the same figures as April 2024, per the 2026 Modification Order).
Sources: VOA Local Housing Allowance rates, VOA BRMA boundaries, HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Districts are assigned to an area by their centre point; a district straddling two areas is shown in one.