Overview
Romans is an estate and letting agent based at 33-34 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE. It is part of Leaders Romans Group, one of 277 Leaders Romans Group offices on the register. The registered business name is The Romans Group (UK) Limited. Companies House number 02161874. It has been trading since 1987-09-07. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. On the Find a Local Agent score it ranks 9th of 57 estate agent offices in Reading (2026-10-19).
Between 2024 and 2025 our market records place Romans in 3 local agent league tables on 3 occasions. At its best it ranked 3rd of 20+ agents in RG2 (October 2024), with 12 homes for sale of 250 in the area (4% share). In the most recent capture (October 2024) it was 3rd of 20+ in RG2 with 12 homes, a 4% share.
Homes in the RG1 postcode district sold for a median £294,000 across 419 sales in the last 12 months. Across Reading the average price is £349,550 (July 2026), +11.7% over ten years and 6.0× its January 1995 level. Since 1995 the median sold price in RG1 has moved from £50,000 to £282,000 across 27,964 recorded sales. 61 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in RG1.
Market position and ranking
9/57 in Reading on the Agent Score (79/100, provisional: 25% data) · 2 of 16 in RG1 · 7 of 36 in Reading · 329 of 1,460 in South East
How Romans has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from the register’s historical market records between 2024 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG2 | 2024-10 | 3of 20+ | 12of 250 | 4% |
| RG4 | 2025-09 | 9of 20+ | 7of 312 | 2% |
| Shinfield | 2025-09 | 19of 21 | 1of 51 | 2% |
The RG2 market it trades in
20+ agents advertising 250 homes, average asking price £390,616, 42 new in the previous 14 days. Recorded 2024-10-11.
All homes for sale in RG2
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in RG2
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | The top 20 RG2 Estate Agents are listed below, along with the number of RG2 Properties For Sale in their respective property portfolios followed by their estimated market share (% of total RG2 property market). Buyers and sellers of RG2 property will probably find that these popular leading estate agents can offer above average market insight and property sales service. 1. ProspectKing Street, Reading, RG1 2HE | 15 | 6% |
| 2 | Bespoke Estate AgentsBrook Drive, Reading RG2 6UB | 12 | 4% |
| 3 | Romans33-34 Market Place, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2DE | 12 | 4% |
| 4 | ChancellorsMarket Place, Reading, RG1 2DT | 10 | 4% |
| 5 | Parkers25/26 Market Place,Reading,Berkshire,RG1 2DG | 10 | 4% |
| 6 | SOWN (Leaders' Shared Ownership Office)Crowthorne House Nine Mile Ride, Crowthorne, RG40 3GZ | 10 | 4% |
| 7 | YOPAMeridian House, Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, LE10 1YG | 10 | 4% |
| 8 | RomansMarket Place, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1AP | 9 | 3% |
| 9 | Avocado Property3A Oakmede House Oakmede Place, Binfield, Berkshire, RG42 4JF | 8 | 3% |
| 10 | RomansCrowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, RG40 3GZ | 8 | 3% |
| 11 | Whiteknights Estate Agents134 Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4AB | 8 | 3% |
| 12 | Haslams159 Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1HE | 7 | 3% |
| 13 | Prospect12-14 Broad Street, Wokingham, RG40 1AB | 7 | 3% |
| 14 | Roger PlattAsda Complex Chalfont Way, READING, Berkshire, RG6 5HQ | 7 | 3% |
| 15 | Sansome & GeorgeThe Triangle, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4RN | 7 | 3% |
| 16 | David CliffWokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1XJ | 6 | 2% |
| 17 | WinkworthBlagrave House, 17 Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QB | 6 | 2% |
| 18 | ARINS Property Services3 Maiden Lane, Lower Earley, Reading, | 5 | 2% |
| 19 | WinkworthBroad Street, Wokingham, RG40 1AY | 5 | 2% |
| 20 | Davis Tate10 Kings Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3AA | 4 | 1% |
Stock on the market
Stock breakdown coming
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Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
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Online presence
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The local market
Average prices across Reading since January 1995, and what has sold in RG1 in the last year. Reading averages £349,550 in July 2026, +12.4% over five years and +11.7% over ten.
Average house price, Reading
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Reading
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sold prices in RG1 since 1995
Median price each year by property type, HM Land Registry
Homes sold each year in RG1
27,964 completed sales since 1995
Sales per month in RG1
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in RG1
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, RG1 | £294,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 419 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £600,000 | Semi-detached | £430,000 |
| Terraced | £322,000 | Flat | £225,000 |
Other agents in RG1
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| A H Lansley Residential Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 27today |
| Sara Batting Estate Agent | Estate agentIndependent | 21today |
| Parkers (Reading) | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | 10recorded 2024 |
| Davis Tate | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 5recorded 2025 |
| Winkworth | Estate agentWinkworth (franchise) | 5recorded 2025 |
| Prospect Estate Agency | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 3recorded 2025 |
| Hamilton Fletcher Estate Agents | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 1today |
| Hunters – Reading | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | 1recorded 2025 |
| Emmett Bloom | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Haslams Estate Agents Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Jon Rosi Management Ltd | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | 0today |
| Milestone Estates | Estate agentIndependent | 0today |
| Queensgate Residential | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Redbrick Property Services Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Turners Oak | Estate agentIndependent | 0today |
| Westgate Students | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| APBUK Group Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Academic Estates Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Campbell Gordon | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Chancellors | Estate agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Reading · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Other Romans offices
48 other offices share the website romans.co.uk. Leaders Romans Group has 277 offices on the register in total.
- Gibbs GillespieBarnet HA7 4BP
- RomansBasingstoke and Deane RG21 8EN
- Romans LettingsBath and North East Somerset BA1 1TP
- RomansBracknell Forest GU47 9BT
- RomansBracknell Forest RG12 1JT
- RomansBracknell Forest RG45 7AP
- RomansBristol, City of BS8 4BX
- Gibbs GillespieBuckinghamshire SL9 7DA
- RomansBuckinghamshire HP13 6LE
- Sherriff MountfordBuckinghamshire SL1 7JT
- Moginie JamesCardiff CF24 3RS
- Moginie JamesCardiff CF11 9DL
- Moginie JamesCardiff CF23 6PA
- Gibbs GillespieEaling W13 9RT
- Gibbs GillespieEaling W5 2XA
- Gibbs GillespieEaling W5 1RL
- RomansGuildford GU1 3BJ
- Gibbs GillespieHarrow HA5 1AA
- Gibbs GillespieHarrow HA5 5EH
- Gibbs GillespieHarrow HA4 8LT
- First for AuctionsHart GU17 9AB
- RomansHart GU51 3BN
- RomansHart GU17 9AB
- SOWN – Shared OwnershipHart GU17 9AB
- The Romans Group (UK) LimitedHart GU46 7UH
- Gibbs GillespieHillingdon UB8 1LQ
- Gibbs GillespieHillingdon HA6 3AD
- Gibbs GillespieHillingdon HA4 8LJ
- Gibbs GillespieHillingdon HA4 0AG
- RomansHillingdon UB7 7QG
- RomansHillingdon UB8 1JN
- Gibbs GillespieHounslow TW8 0BB
- RomansReading RG4 8AA
- RomansReading RG31 5AN
- RomansRushmoor GU11 1JR
- The Romans Group (UK) LimitedRushmoor GU14 7PL
- RomansSouth Oxfordshire RG9 2AU
- RomansSurrey Heath GU15 3TJ
- RomansSwindon SN25 1UH
- Gibbs GillespieThree Rivers WD3 1EE
- RomansWaverley GU9 7NF
- RomansWinchester SO23 8RY
- RomansWindsor and Maidenhead SL6 1NB
- RomansWindsor and Maidenhead SL5 0ER
- RomansWindsor and Maidenhead SL4 5AD
- RomansWokingham RG40 1AP
- RomansWokingham RG6 5SY
- RomansWokingham RG5 4BE
Company history
- Incorporated as The Romans Group (Uk) Limited (Companies House 02161874)
- Jones, Stephen George resigned
- Norton, Nadia resigned
- Norton, Dale Russell resigned
- Stopped trading as Imperial Estate Agents Limited
- Norton, Dale Russell resigned
- Cook, Michael Brian appointed director
- Kavanagh, Peter appointed director
- Coles, Peter Anthony resigned
- Aitchison, Paul Leonard appointed director
- Aitchison, Paul Leonard appointed secretary
- Light, Matthew James appointed director
- Shaw, Kevin appointed director
- Best recorded league position: 3rd in RG2
- First appears in our market records (RG2)
- O’Neill, Richard David appointed director
Previous registered names: Imperial Estate Agents Limited (until 2012-01-16).
Officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook, Michael Brian | director | 2016-10-14 | |
| Kavanagh, Peter | director | 2017-04-11 | |
| Aitchison, Paul Leonard | director | 2020-01-13 | |
| Aitchison, Paul Leonard | secretary | 2020-01-13 | |
| Light, Matthew James | director | 2020-02-05 | |
| Shaw, Kevin | director | 2020-02-05 | |
| O’neill, Richard David | director | 2025-08-04 | |
| Coles, Peter Anthony | director | — | 2019-04-23 |
| Jones, Stephen George | director | — | 1995-01-30 |
| Norton, Dale Russell | director | — | 2013-08-30 |
| Norton, Dale Russell | secretary | — | 2004-09-15 |
| Norton, Nadia | director | — | 1996-02-20 |
| Fuller, Peter | director | 1994-03-04 | 2019-06-25 |
| White, Ian | director | 1996-03-08 | 2011-06-17 |
| Horder, Alex David | director | 1997-09-18 | 2002-11-29 |
| Bright, Julie Christine | director | 2000-08-21 | 2010-04-23 |
| Courtney, Vincent | director | 2001-12-07 | 2018-04-01 |
| Kavanagh, Peter | director | 2003-12-31 | 2004-08-05 |
| Bright, Julie Christine | secretary | 2004-09-15 | 2010-04-22 |
| Bloomfield, Joanne Georgina | director | 2010-02-26 | 2012-06-30 |
Source: Companies House, company 02161874; Find a Local Agent historical market records.
Questions and answers
Is Romans a leading agent in RG2?
Our records rank it 3rd of 20+ agents in RG2 by homes for sale in October 2024, with 4% of local stock.
How long has Romans been trading?
Since 1987-09-07, about 39 years.
Who owns Romans?
It is part of Leaders Romans Group.
Which redress scheme is Romans a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Romans?
A median £294,000 in RG1 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 419 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Find a Local Agent historical market records (town league tables) | 3 snapshots, 2024–2025 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, full history (OGL) | RG1, 1995 to 2026, 27,964 sales |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Reading, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | RG1, last 12 months |
| Companies House (free company data product) | 02161874, Active |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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