RH6 9DD Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Horley Central & South. Region: South East.
Streets
- Castle Drive, Horley: 26 addresses
- Harrowsley Green Lane, Reigate and Banstead: 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 E (36% of about 700 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
- Land to the north of Woodside Works, Horley: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- 30 Balcombe Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9AA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- Collingwood Batchellor, 46-48 Victoria Road, Horle: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Scotia Gas Networks, St Lawrence House, Station Approach, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9HJ: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Central Car Park, Consort Way East, Horley: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- High Street Car Park, Horley: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 58 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 | 800 m |
| Gatwick Airport 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Salfords (Surrey) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gatwick South Terminal Shuttle Station | 1.4 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Balcombe Road North Horley | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crawley | 6.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Car Parking Gatwick - BCP | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest The Drive | 840 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 3.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Modality East Surrey Medical Practice | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dentistree Horley | 920 m |
| Hospital | Gatwick Park Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Horley Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | *deposit & Withdrawal* Iceland Horley | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,030 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Thunderfield Castle medieval moated site, a scheduled monument, 540 m east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderfield Castle medieval moated site | Scheduled monument | 540 m east |
| Medieval or Early Post-medieval Tannery, Scotchman's Copse | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 780 m south-east |
| Langshott Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| The Roughs | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Weatherhill Common | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km east |
| Saxley Hill | Hill | 4.0 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 8 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 Castle Drive.