RH1 3GL Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced May 2026. Ward: Hooley, Merstham & Netherne. Region: South East.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 D (44% of about 680 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
- OAKLEY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Oakley Farm, 143 Bletchingley Road, Merstham: up to 13 homes, pending decision (200 m)
- Portland Drive, Merstham, permissioned (940 m)
- Moat House Surgery, Worstead Green, Merstham: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Merstham 744,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Redhill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Nutfield 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Chilmark Gardens Merstham | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Nutfield Memorial Hall | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space on St. Annes Rise, RH1 | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest 42 Delabole Road | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 13.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Holmhurst Medical Centre | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | North Downs Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Caterham Police Station | 4.6 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Merstham Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7.3 ha | 810 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 720 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.1 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Alderstead Fort: a London mobilisation centre at Merstham | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Furzefield Wood | Wood | 380 m north-west |
| Isabel Wood | Wood | 530 m east |
| Spynes Mere | Wetland | 660 m south |
| Heronswood Mere | Lake or reservoir | 720 m north-west |
| Ockley Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-east |
| Spring Bottom | Valley | 2.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.