RH2 9HB Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Reigate. Region: South East.
Streets
- Yorke Road, Reigate: 26 addresses
- Beaufort Road, Reigate: 1 address
- Hardwicke Road, Reigate: 1 address
- Bassett Drive, 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
- Jellyfish House, 31 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9SS: up to 20 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Castle Court, 41 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9RJ: up to 20 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 51-57 Albert Road North, Reigate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Foundation House, 42 - 48 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9QQ: up to 21 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Land at 50-52, Unit 54 and 61 Albert Road North, Reigate: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Land adjacent to Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Former Priory Stables, Park Lane, Reigate: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Acacia House, Reigate Hill, Reigate: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (640 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 29 addresses are between 83 m and 92 m above sea level (86 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 | Reigate 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m |
| Redhill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Earlswood (Surrey) 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Red Cross Reigate | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Upper West Street Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest 26 Evesham Close | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 10.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Wall House Surgery | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Slipshoe House Dental Surgery | 320 m |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Court Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Reigate Manor Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Priory Park 41 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Priory Cricket Ground 2.5 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 920 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 41 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Browne's Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m south. 90 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Browne's Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south |
| 10, Slipshoe Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south |
| Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate | Scheduled monument | 310 m south |
| Reigate Castle | Scheduled monument | 360 m south-east |
| The Old Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m south-east |
| 15 and 15A Bell Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m south-east |
| The Priory, Reigate | Scheduled monument | 730 m south-east |
| Reigate Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Colley Wood | Wood | 660 m north-west |
| Priory Pond | Lake or reservoir | 890 m south |
| Colley Copse | Wood | 920 m north-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| Ben's Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Gatton Bottom | Valley | 3.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 29 |
4 of the postcode's 29 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Yorke Road.