RH2 7BU Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Meadvale & St John's. Region: South East.
Streets
- Blackborough Road, Reigate: 64 addresses
- Reigate Road, Reigate: 21 addresses
- Unnamed street near Blackborough Road, Reigate: 2 addresses
- Crakell Road, Reigate: 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 (30% of about 1,090 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
- Group House, Albion Road, Reigate, permissioned (200 m)
- City Space Filestores, Lesbourne Road, Reigate, permissioned (440 m)
- Bourne House, Lesbourne Road, Redhill, permissioned (460 m)
- Garages Fir Tree Walk, Reigate: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Garage Block to the South of Mulberry Close, Reigate, RH2 7AY: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Reigate Library, Bancroft Road, Reigate: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- Park House, 77-83 Bell Street, Reigate, permissioned (650 m)
- Land adjacent to Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 18 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 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 88 addresses are between 94 m and 102 m above sea level (96 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Reigate 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Earlswood (Surrey) 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Redhill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Crakell Road Reigate | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Cophall Farm Parking | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Blanford Road | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 9.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Wall House Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ringley Park Dental Practice | 310 m |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Court Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 540 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Reigate, Woodhatch | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 490 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Priory Park 41 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,520 m² | 930 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,370 m² | 380 m |
| Allotments | Highlands Allotment Gardens 1.4 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 43 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 88 |
24 of the postcode's 88 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 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) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Blackborough Road.