RH6 9DS Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Horley Central & South. Region: South East.
Streets
- Balcombe Road, Horley: 26 addresses
- Unnamed street near Balcombe Road, Horley: 2 addresses
- Apperlie Drive, Horley: 1 address
- Limes Avenue, Horley: 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 (37% of about 790 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 (670 m)
- Collingwood Batchellor, 46-48 Victoria Road, Horle: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Central Car Park, Consort Way East, Horley: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (800 m)
- 77-81 Victoria Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 7QH: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Horley Police Station, Massetts Road, Horley: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- High Street Car Park, Horley: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Scotia Gas Networks, St Lawrence House, Station Approach, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9HJ: up to 36 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- 30 Balcombe Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9AA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (900 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 5 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: 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 | 510 m |
| Gatwick Airport 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Salfords (Surrey) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Gatwick South Terminal Shuttle Station | 1.0 km |
| Gatwick North Terminal Shuttle Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Balcombe Road South Horley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crawley | 6.2 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Car Parking Gatwick - BCP | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest The Drive | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 2.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Modality East Surrey Medical Practice | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dentistree Horley | 760 m |
| Hospital | Gatwick Park Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Horley Police Station | 890 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* Iceland Horley | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,250 m² | 820 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,030 m² | 1.4 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, 1.0 km 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 | 1.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Langshott Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| The Roughs | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Horleyland Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 30 |
24 of the postcode's 30 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Balcombe Road.