RH1 2BE Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Redhill West & Wray Common. Region: South East.
Streets
- Copley Close, Redhill: 13 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 (42% of about 640 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
- Land at Gloucester Road, Redhill: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Prospect Housing Association, 5 Gloucester Road, Redhill, permissioned (770 m)
- Abbey House, 25 Clarendon Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1QZ: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- 55 - 57 Gatton Park Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 2DZ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Redhill Family Centre, 134-138 Station Road, Redhi: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
- 126 London Road, 2-10 Claremont Road and 1-11 Ranmore Close, Redhill, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Job Centre Plus, Queensway House, 15 London Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1BQ: up to 27 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 13 addresses are between 96 m and 99 m above sea level (97 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Reigate 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Earlswood (Surrey) 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Timperley Gardens Redhill | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space on St. Annes Rise, RH1 | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest 72-66 Woodcrest Walk | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 11.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hawthorns Surgery | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Th Dolman | 920 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Court Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Gatton Point Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wray Common 9.7 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,720 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,520 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wray Common Windmill, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wray Common Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m south-west |
| Lower Gatton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Reigate Fort: a London mobilisation centre | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Reigate Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 580 m west |
| Greenclump Hill | Hill | 640 m north |
| Nut Wood | Wood | 850 m north-west |
| The Serpentine | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Gatton Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km north |
| Nutfield Marsh | Wetland | 2.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the postcode's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 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 | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Copley Close.