SM7 3EA Reigate and Banstead
Live postcode, introduced July 2026. Ward: Banstead Village. Region: South East.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 G (27% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Banstead (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: yes, Reigate and Banstead.
Listed buildings
- BANSTEAD PLACE, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Banstead Community Centre: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Hengest Farm, Woodmansterne Lane, Banstead, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chipstead 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Banstead 149,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Woodmansterne 127,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Town End Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 12.7 km |
| Car parks | Banstead High Street Car Park | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 760 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 18.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longcroft Clinic | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Chemist | 850 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Banstead Dental Care | 790 m |
| Hospital | The Royal Marsden Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Sutton Police Station | 4.8 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Park Downs 38 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 720 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 38 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Banstead Place, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Banstead Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north-west |
| Bowl barrow and later beacon at Tumble Beacon | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Two Saxon burial mounds on Gally Hills, west of Brighton Road | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Shrubbery | Wood | 410 m north-east |
| Rose Hill | Hill | 540 m north-west |
| Little Solom's Wood | Wood | 850 m south-east |
| Scratch Wood | Wood | 900 m east |
| Chipstead Bottom | Valley | 2.0 km south |
| Lonesome Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 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) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.