RH1 1PL Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Redhill West & Wray Common. Region: South East.
Streets
- Station Road, Redhill: 16 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 C (49% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- BAPTIST CHAPEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Cromwell Road/ Sincotts Road, Redhill: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Job Centre Plus, Queensway House, 15 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1BQ: up to 27 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Former Longmead Adult Education Centre, Redhill: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- 26-28 Station Road, Redhill, permissioned (170 m)
- Berkley House, Redhill: up to 18 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Redhill Family Centre, 134-138 Station Road, Redhi: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Redcentral, 60 High Street, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1SH: up to 95 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Abbey House, 25 Clarendon Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1QZ: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between 78 m and 80 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 8%, gigabit 8% 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 | 290 m |
| Earlswood (Surrey) 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Reigate 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Warwick Road Redhill | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 230 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Euro Car Parks | 570 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 10.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hawthorns Surgery | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 90 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 420 m |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Court Hospital | 730 m |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Gatton Point Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Memorial Park 3.1 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Redhill Common 25 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 210 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fengates House, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m south-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fengates House | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m south-west |
| Reigate and Redhill War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m west |
| Lower Gatton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Reigate Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Redstone Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| Byes Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| The Serpentine | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| Nutfield Marsh | Wetland | 2.4 km north-east |
| Gatton Bottom | Valley | 2.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 16 |
15 of the postcode's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 63% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Station Road.