RH6 7BL Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced December 2001. Ward: Horley Central & South. 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 (39% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- BIRCHWOOD COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 51-61 Brighton Road, Horley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- 14-16 Massetts Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 7DE: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Barclays Bank Plc, 105 Victoria Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 7AX: up to 9 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Horley Police Station, Massetts Road, Horley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 77-81 Victoria Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 7QH: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Central Car Park, Consort Way East, Horley: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- 1 Yattendon Road, Horley, permissioned (460 m)
- High Street Car Park, Horley: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 4 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 addresses are about 56 m above sea level.
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 | Horley 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m |
| Gatwick Airport 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Salfords (Surrey) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gatwick North Terminal Shuttle Station | 1.5 km |
| Gatwick South Terminal Shuttle Station | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Close Horley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crawley | 6.8 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Road Car Park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 3.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Modality East Surrey Medical Practice | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Horley Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 230 m |
| Hospital | Gatwick Park Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Horley Police Station | 320 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* Iceland Horley | 450 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Church Meadow 1.2 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,240 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,030 m² | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade I), 680 m south-west. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m south-west |
| Thunderfield Castle medieval moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Medieval or Early Post-medieval Tannery, Scotchman's Copse | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Langshott Wood | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| The Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Brook Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Weatherhill Common | Wood | 2.5 km east |
| Saxley Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-west |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 20 |
13 of the postcode's 20 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.