RH1 1BD Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Redhill West & Wray Common. Region: South East.
Streets
- Linkfield Corner, Redhill: 20 addresses
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 F (31% 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 1.0 km
- Redhill Family Centre, 134-138 Station Road, Redhi: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Oakdene House, Oakdene Road, Redhill, permissioned (380 m)
- Former Longmead Adult Education Centre, Redhill: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Land at Cromwell Road/ Sincotts Road, Redhill: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Berkley House, Redhill: up to 18 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Prospect Housing Association, 5 Gloucester Road, Redhill, permissioned (620 m)
- Job Centre Plus, Queensway House, 15 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1BQ: up to 27 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Redcentral, 60 High Street, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1SH: up to 95 homes, permissioned (660 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 20 addresses are between 88 m and 89 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Redhill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m |
| Earlswood (Surrey) 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Reigate 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Donyngs Leisure Centre Redhill | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 760 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Euro Car Parks | 760 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km; nearest 1-2 Blackstone Hill | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 10.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The House Partnership | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Th Dolman | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Highstreet Medical Dental | 760 m |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Court Hospital | 300 m |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | MFG - Gatton Point Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 740 m² | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Redhill Common 25 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 38 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fengates House, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fengates House | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south-east |
| Reigate and Redhill War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-west |
| Wray Common Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north-west |
| Bowl barrow on Earlswood Common 20m south of Pendleton Road | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Lower Gatton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km north |
| Reigate Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Plantation | Wood | 810 m south |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Greenclump Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| The Serpentine | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Nutfield Marsh | Wetland | 2.9 km east |
| Gatton Bottom | Valley | 3.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 12 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 6 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
20 of the postcode's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 18 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Linkfield Corner.