KT20 7RB Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton. Region: South East.
Streets
- Chequers Lane, Walton on the Hill: 9 addresses
- Love Lane, Reigate and Banstead: 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 (27% of about 730 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 1.0 km
- Frith Park Mansion, Sturts Lane, Walton on the Hill, permissioned (680 m)
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 10 addresses are between 167 m and 170 m above sea level (168 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Tadworth 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Betchworth 14,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Kingswood 150,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Howard Close Walton on the Hill | 580 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tadworth - The Avenue | 2.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ditton Island Ferry Landing Thames Ditton | 14.4 km |
| Car parks | National Trust - Margery Wood Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 16 Tower Road | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 14.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Heathcote Medical Centre | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Walton Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Walton Practice | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Ashtead Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Walton on the Hill, Walton on the Hill Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 410 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| The Mound, Walton Place | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Walton Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Roman villa north of Sandlands Grove | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Three quadrangular earthworks on Banstead Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Park Wood | Wood | 560 m north-west |
| Little Heath | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Lady Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| Mere Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Hogden Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Chequers Lane.