Overview
Romans is an estate and letting agent based at 30-30a School Road, Tilehurst, RG31 5AN. 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 1st of 1 estate agent offices in Tilehurst and 1st of 36 in Reading (2026-10-19).
Between 2024 and 2025 our market records place Romans in 3 local agent league tables on 4 occasions. At its best it ranked 2nd of 13 agents in Theale (October 2024), with 4 homes for sale of 28 in the area (15% share). In the most recent capture (September 2025) it was 7th of 19 in Purley On Thames with 3 homes, a 5% share.
Homes in the RG31 postcode district sold for a median £415,000 across 328 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 RG31 has moved from £72,500 to £405,000 across 16,335 recorded sales. 23 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in RG31.
Market position and ranking
1/1 in Tilehurst on the Agent Score (94/100, provisional: 25% data) · 1 of 5 in RG31 · 1 of 36 in Reading · 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purley On Thames | 2025-09 | 7of 19 | 3of 59 | 5% |
| Theale | 2024-10 | 2of 13 | 4of 28 | 15% |
| RG7 | 2024-09 | 20of 20+ | 4of 323 | 1% |
The Purley On Thames market it trades in
19 agents advertising 59 homes, average asking price £640,067, 4 new in the previous 14 days. Recorded 2025-09-12.
All homes for sale in Purley On Thames
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in Purley On Thames
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sansome & GeorgeThe Triangle, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4RN | 19 | 32% |
| 2 | Davis TateReading Road, Pangbourne, RG8 7LR | 5 | 8% |
| 3 | Parkers68, School Road, Tilehurst, RG31 5AW | 4 | 7% |
| 4 | RomansCrowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, RG40 3GZ | 4 | 7% |
| 5 | Village Properties92 School Road Tilehurst, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5AU | 4 | 7% |
| 6 | Dudley Singleton & DaughterStation Road, Pangbourne, RG8 7AN | 3 | 5% |
| 7 | Romans- 30a School Road, Tilehurst, RG31 5AN | 3 | 5% |
| 8 | ARINS Property ServicesThe Colonnade, Overdown Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6PR | 2 | 3% |
| 9 | 99Home LtdSutton Business Park Restmor Way, Hackbridge, London, SM6 7AH | 1 | 2% |
| 10 | Allen & Harris6 St. Marys Street, WALLINGFORD, Oxfordshire, OX10 0EL | 1 | 2% |
| 11 | BridgesChurch Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AA | 1 | 2% |
| 12 | Hamptons InternationalHart Street, Henley-On-Thames, RG9 2AU | 1 | 2% |
| 13 | Lansley - Reading111 Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7UH | 1 | 2% |
| 14 | Penny & SinclairHart Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2AU | 1 | 2% |
| 15 | Queensgate Residential11-12, Gun Street, Reading, RG1 2JR | 1 | 2% |
| 16 | SavillsOne Forbury Square, Reading, RG1 3BB | 1 | 2% |
| 17 | Strutt & ParkerHigh Street, Pangbourne, Berkshire, RG8 7AE | 1 | 2% |
| 18 | Walmsley Estate Agency9-11 Bridge Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8AA | 1 | 2% |
| 19 | WinkworthBlagrave House, 17 Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QB | 1 | 2% |
Stock on the market
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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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The local market
Average prices across Reading since January 1995, and what has sold in RG31 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 RG31 since 1995
Median price each year by property type, HM Land Registry
Homes sold each year in RG31
16,335 completed sales since 1995
Sales per month in RG31
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in RG31
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, RG31 | £415,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 328 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £560,000 | Semi-detached | £425,000 |
| Terraced | £353,500 | Flat | £187,500 |
Other agents in RG31
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Sansome & George (Residential Sales) Ltd | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 30today |
| Parkers Estate Agents | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | 4recorded 2025 |
| Village Properties Lettings | Letting agentIndependent | 4recorded 2025 |
| Arins Property Services | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 2recorded 2025 |
| Vanderpump Property Agents | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Bani Property Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Belvoir | Estate agentThe Property Franchise Group | — |
| Calicap | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Carsons | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Doruco | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Engage Property Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Invest Ruby Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Jane Telford Lettings | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Khaira Lettings Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| L&R Property Agents Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Solid Basis Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Treesirius Property Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Village Properties Sales | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Wealth Eagle Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Wealth Eagle Stays Limited | Letting 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 RG1 2DE
- RomansReading RG4 8AA
- 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
- First appears in our market records (RG7)
- Best recorded league position: 2nd in Theale
- 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 Purley On Thames?
Our records rank it 7th of 19 agents in Purley On Thames by homes for sale in September 2025, with 5% 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 £415,000 in RG31 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 328 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Find a Local Agent historical market records (town league tables) | 4 snapshots, 2024–2025 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, full history (OGL) | RG31, 1995 to 2026, 16,335 sales |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Reading, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | RG31, 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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