RH2 7RL Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Reigate. Region: South East.
Streets
- Cockshot Hill, Reigate: 10 addresses
- Park Lane, Reigate and Banstead: 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 C (30% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Reigate Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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: yes, Reigate and Banstead.
Listed buildings
- REIGATE PRIORY, grade I
- 37 AND 39, BELL STREET, grade II
- 38, BELL STREET, grade II
- 41, BELL STREET, grade II
- 49 AND 51, BELL STREET, grade II
- GARDEN WALL OF REIGATE PRIORY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Park House, 77-83 Bell Street, Reigate, permissioned (160 m)
- Reigate Library, Bancroft Road, Reigate: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Land adjacent to Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (340 m)
- Garage Block to the South of Mulberry Close, Reigate, RH2 7AY: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Former Priory Stables, Park Lane, Reigate: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Bourne House, Lesbourne Road, Redhill, permissioned (430 m)
- City Space Filestores, Lesbourne Road, Reigate, permissioned (440 m)
- Jellyfish House, 31 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9SS: up to 20 homes, permissioned (500 m)
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 12 addresses are between 77 m and 79 m above sea level (78 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | Reigate 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m |
| Earlswood (Surrey) 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Redhill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Bell Street Reigate | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Bell St Car Park | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 9.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Wall House Surgery | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 240 m |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Court Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Reigate, Woodhatch | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Churchfields Memorial Gardens 1.1 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Priory Park 41 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,520 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Reigate Priory Playing Fields 14 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Reigate Priory, a listed building (Grade I), 30 m. 95 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Reigate Priory | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| The Priory, Reigate | Scheduled monument | 30 m |
| 15 and 15A Bell Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north |
| The Old Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north |
| The Baron's | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-east |
| Reigate Castle | Scheduled monument | 360 m north |
| Reigate Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 460 m south-west |
| Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate | Scheduled monument | 460 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Pond | Lake or reservoir | 560 m south-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 790 m south-west |
| Colley Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Colley Copse | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Gatton Bottom | Valley | 4.2 km north-east |
| Nutfield Marsh | Wetland | 5.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 12 |
4 of the postcode's 12 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Cockshot Hill.