Beacon Close Nork, Reigate and Banstead
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (SM7), about 60 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 31200093.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £475,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band F; Band D in Reigate and Banstead costs £2,567 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Epsom Downs, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Nork Park, is about 120 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 133 to 136 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Nork Clinic, about 860 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £315,000 | £300,000 | £330,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £297,500 | £295,000 | £300,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £194,150 | £194,150 | £194,150 |
| 1998 | 1 | £138,000 | £138,000 | £138,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2020 | 1 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £475,000 | |
| 30 May 2014 | 8 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2013 | 7 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2013 | 1 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £330,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2009 | 2 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2007 | 6 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2007 | 1 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £295,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2006 | 6 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £270,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2002 | 1 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £235,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2001 | 10 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £205,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2000 | 1 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £194,150 | |
| 9 Jul 1998 | 2 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £138,000 | |
| 28 Nov 1997 | 5 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 27 Aug 1996 | 4 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 28 Jul 1995 | 10 SM7 1EL | Terraced | £100,500 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
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 street: most are in band F (29% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 4 The Drive, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 1DB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SM7 1EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| SM7 1EB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 133 m and 136 m above sea level (135 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM7 1EB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SM7 1EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Epsom Downs 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Banstead 149,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Tattenham Corner 150,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nork Way Community Centre | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ditton Island Ferry Landing Thames Ditton | 11 km (6.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 74 Warren Road | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 19.2 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nork Clinic | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Madison's Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | The Old Cottage Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Epsom Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Banstead Nork Way Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nork Park 42 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tattenham Way Recreation Ground 6.7 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,080 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow and later beacon at Tumble Beacon, a scheduled monument, 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow and later beacon at Tumble Beacon | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Two Saxon burial mounds on Gally Hills, west of Brighton Road | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Two Saxon burial mounds on Gally Hills | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 390 m west |
| Round Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Tangier Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Lonesome Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Rose Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Chipstead Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Reigate and Banstead: see them on the Reigate and Banstead page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Mead Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Warren Mead Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Beacon School | Secondary | 11–16 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Banstead Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 2–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Banstead Community Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery | Primary | 0–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie's Coffee SM7 1JB | Mobile caterer | 140 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Nork Social Club SM7 1JB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Beacon Close (3); On or near Acer Close (2); On or near Brambling Close (2); On or near Rowan Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Buckles Way · Acer Close · Parsonsfield Road · Rowan Close · Brambling Close · Beacon Way · Nork Rise · Park Wood View · Nork Way · Lambourne Close · Larchwood Close · Parsonsfield Close
All the streets in SM7 and across Reigate and Banstead.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.