SM7 2LS Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Banstead Village. Region: South East.
Streets
- High Street, Banstead: 18 addresses
- Unnamed street near High Street, 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 C (27% of about 850 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
- Banstead Day Centre and Carpark, Horseshoe, Banstead: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- The Clinic and Youth Centre, The Horseshoe, Banstead: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Bentley & The Squirrels, Banstead: up to 20 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Banstead Community Centre: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- 4 The Drive, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 1DB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 161 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 38%, gigabit 38% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Banstead 149,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Belmont 200,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Epsom Downs 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Marks and Spencer Banstead | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 860 m |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Town End Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 11.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Banstead High Street Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Courtlands Crescent | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 19.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longcroft Clinic | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pearl Chemist | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ground Floor | 170 m |
| Hospital | The Royal Marsden Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Sutton Police Station | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Halifax ATM | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Banstead Wildlife Field 6,800 m² | 500 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m east. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| Banstead Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Two Saxon burial mounds on Gally Hills, west of Brighton Road | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Bowl barrow and later beacon at Tumble Beacon | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Two Saxon burial mounds on Gally Hills | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | Hill | 490 m east |
| The Shrubbery | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Ruffett Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Round Wood | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Lonesome Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-west |
| Chipstead Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on High Street.