RH2 9HY Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Reigate. Region: South East.
Streets
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: 12.
- 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
- 10, SLIPSHOE STREET, grade II*
- 48 AND 50, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 6, PARK LANE, grade II
- 6, SLIPSHOE STREET, grade II
- 61 AND 63, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 65, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 70, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 77 and 77A, High Street, grade II
- 82 High Street, grade II
- Former Church of England First Schoo, grade II
- THE BULL'S HEAD INN, grade II
- THE RED CROSS HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Jellyfish House, 31 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9SS: up to 20 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Former Priory Stables, Park Lane, Reigate: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Land adjacent to Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Castle Court, 41 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9RJ: up to 20 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Reigate Library, Bancroft Road, Reigate: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Foundation House, 42 - 48 London Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9QQ: up to 21 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Park House, 77-83 Bell Street, Reigate, permissioned (540 m)
- 51-57 Albert Road North, Reigate: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (620 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 18 addresses are between 87 m and 91 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% 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 | 540 m |
| Earlswood (Surrey) 352,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Redhill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Red Cross Reigate | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Upper West Street Car Park | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Church Street | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 10.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Wall House Surgery | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Slipshoe House Dental Surgery | 60 m |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Court Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Reigate Manor Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Priory Park 41 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Reigate Priory Playing Fields 14 ha | 220 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 10, Slipshoe Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m west. 96 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10, Slipshoe Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m west |
| Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate | Scheduled monument | 100 m west |
| Reigate Castle | Scheduled monument | 140 m east |
| Browne's Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m west |
| The Old Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south-east |
| 15 and 15A Bell Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-east |
| The Priory, Reigate | Scheduled monument | 410 m south-east |
| Reigate Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 680 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Pond | Lake or reservoir | 620 m south-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| Colley Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Colley Copse | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Ben's Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Gatton Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km north-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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 12 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 18 |
18 of the postcode's 18 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.