RH1 6RT Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced July 1990. Ward: Earlswood & Whitebushes. Region: South East.
Streets
- Whitepost Hill, Redhill: 18 addresses
- Woodlands Road, Redhill: 2 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 D (26% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- OLD GARLANDS, grade II
- THE FIRS, grade II
- THE OLD COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Furness House, Brighton Road, Redhill, permissioned (370 m)
- Gasholder Site, Hooley Lane, Redhill: up to 34 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Reading Arch Road Industrial Estate, Redhill: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Oakdene House, Oakdene Road, Redhill, permissioned (660 m)
- Berkley House, Redhill: up to 18 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Former Longmead Adult Education Centre, Redhill: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Land at Cromwell Road/ Sincotts Road, Redhill: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- Redcentral, 60 High Street, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1SH: up to 95 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 92 m and 96 m above sea level (94 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 | Earlswood (Surrey) 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m |
| Redhill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Reigate 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Woodlands Road Redhill | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Euro Car Parks | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Garlands Road | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 9.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands Road Medical Centre | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Garlands Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Highstreet Medical Dental | 200 m |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Court Hospital | 690 m |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Reigate, Woodhatch | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Redhill Common 25 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,490 m² | 550 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,910 m² | 780 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 33 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Evangelist, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Fengates House | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m north |
| Reigate and Redhill War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-west |
| Bowl barrow on Earlswood Common 20m south of Pendleton Road | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Reigate Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km west |
| Lower Gatton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Plantation | Wood | 310 m west |
| Redstone Hill | Hill | 1.1 km east |
| Earlswood Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| New Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Nutfield Marsh | Wetland | 3.0 km north-east |
| Gatton Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 19 |
20 of the postcode's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 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) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 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 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 Whitepost Hill.