RH1 5BY Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 2023. Ward: Earlswood & Whitebushes. Region: South East.
Streets
- Canada Avenue, Redhill: 5 addresses
- Canada Drive, Redhill: 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 C (43% of about 970 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
- Units 1 & 2 and Land R/O 8-13 Maple Works, Redhill, permissioned (860 m)
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 65 m and 67 m above sea level (67 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | Earlswood (Surrey) 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Salfords (Surrey) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Nutfield 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest East Surrey Hospital Earlswood | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Gatwick Parking -5 minutes from the airport | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest 47-1 Shirley Avenue | 670 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 7.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodlands Road Medical Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Mediwise Pharmacy | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Surrey & Sussex Healthcare N H S | 140 m |
| Hospital | East Surrey Hospital | 140 m |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | Bmp Supermarket, Salfords | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,620 m² | 780 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 6.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow on Earlswood Common 20m south of Pendleton Road, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow on Earlswood Common 20m south of Pendleton Road | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brick Field | Wood | 610 m south |
| Garston's Wood | Wood | 610 m north-east |
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Earlswood Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km west |
| Redstone Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north |
| Nutfield Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 41% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Canada Avenue.