RH6 9LU Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 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: yes, Reigate and Banstead.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Woodlands Garage, Chapel Road, Smallfield RH6 9NN: up to 10 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 4 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
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 | 2.2 km |
| Gatwick Airport 21 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Salfords (Surrey) 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Peeks Brook Lane Horley | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Nutfield Memorial Hall | 7.2 km |
| Car parks | Car Parking Gatwick - BCP | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Careys Wood | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 4.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Modality East Surrey Medical Practice | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Smallfield Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Dentistree Horley | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Gatwick Park Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Horley Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | *deposit & Withdrawal* Iceland Horley | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Queen Elizabeth II Field 9,320 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,060 m² | 1.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Thunderfield Castle medieval moated site, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderfield Castle medieval moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Medieval or Early Post-medieval Tannery, Scotchman's Copse | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weatherhill Common | Wood | 270 m north-west |
| Bridgeham Wood | Wood | 770 m south-east |
| Brook Wood | Wood | 910 m north-west |
| Longyards Shaw | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km east |
| Lawn Hill | Hill | 4.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 9 |
9 of the postcode's 9 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 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 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.