KT20 6NU Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne. Region: South East.
Streets
- Woodland Way, Kingswood: 18 addresses
- Glen Close, Kingswood: 1 address
- Heather Close, Kingswood: 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 H (44% of about 750 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)
- 11 - 12 Waterhouse Lane, Kingswood, Surrey, KT20 6EB: up to 9 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Kingswood Station, Waterhouse Lane, Kingswood, permissioned (720 m (0.4 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 20 addresses are between 168 m and 173 m above sea level (170 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 56%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kingswood 150,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Tadworth 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Tattenham Corner 150,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Road Kingswood | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tadworth - The Avenue | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ditton Island Ferry Landing Thames Ditton | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Fox On The Hill Car Park | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tadorne Road | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 15.8 km (9.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heathcote Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tadworth Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tadworth Dental Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Gstt @ Epsom Hospital | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Epsom Police Station | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Tadworth, Shelvers Hill Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Burgh Heath 25 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 350 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 2.0 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,120 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tadworth Court, a listed building (Grade I), 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tadworth Court | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Three quadrangular earthworks on Banstead Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Workhouse Pond | Lake or reservoir | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Hogden Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Smugglers Pit Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Beechen Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| The Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 |
None of the postcode's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Woodland Way.