CR5 1TB Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced June 2005. Ward: Hooley, Merstham & Netherne. Region: South East.
Streets
- Thistley Close, Netherne on-the-Hill: 18 addresses
- Beckett Road, Netherne on-the-Hill: 1 address
- Upper Lodge Way, Netherne on-the-Hill: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Reigate and Banstead in 2026-27: Band D £2,567 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,711 | £1,996 | £2,281 | £2,567 | £3,137 | £3,707 | £4,278 | £5,133 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (28% of about 1,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 8 Brighton Road, Hooley, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 163 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 73%, gigabit 73% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coulsdon South 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Chipstead 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Merstham 744,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Whyteleafe South - Main Road | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 1-11 Church Lane Avenue | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 16.1 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old Coulsdon Medical Practice | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Old Coulsdon Pharmacy | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Taunton Lane Dental Practice | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Caterham Dene Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Caterham Police Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Hooley Cashzone | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Farthing Downs 50 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Site of manor house in Netherne Wood, a scheduled monument, 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Site of manor house in Netherne Wood | Scheduled monument | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Earthworks of Surrey Iron Railway | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Regular aggregate field system, associated trackway and Anglo-Saxon barrow field on Farthing Downs, 490m east of Hooley Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grasscuts Shaw | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Boxers Wood | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Happy Valley | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Elmore Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Dean Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Spynes Mere | Wetland | 4 km (2.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 20 |
1 of the postcode's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Reigate and Banstead: see them on the Reigate and Banstead page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Thistley Close.