Castle Road Chipstead, Reigate and Banstead
6 addresses across 3 postcodes (CR5), about 780 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 31200242.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £1,275,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 G; Band D in Reigate and Banstead costs £2,567 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chipstead, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Church Green, is about 800 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 105 to 169 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Longcroft Clinic, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often drugs.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £1,275,000 | £1,275,000 | £1,275,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2026 | THE OLD KENNELS CR5 3NS | Detached | £1,275,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2021 | ELMORE POND COTTAGE CR5 3NS | Other | £1,415,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Jan 2017 | THE OLD KENNELS CR5 3NS | Detached | £750,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 303 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 G (50% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Elmore Road Chipstead (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- RUMBOLD CASTLE COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 September 2026 to 7 September 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 6 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CR5 3NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| CR5 3NP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 9 | unlikely |
| CR5 3SE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 105 m and 169 m above sea level (128 m on average); the ground rises about 63 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR5 3NP | 88% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| CR5 3NS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CR5 3SE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chipstead 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Kingswood 150,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Woodmansterne 127,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Banstead - Fir Tree Road | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 1-11 Church Lane Avenue | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 16.4 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Longcroft Clinic | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Valley Pharmacy | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 149 Brighton Road (Dental Practice) | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | The Royal Marsden Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Kenley Police Station | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | BP, 70 Brighton Road Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Green 5,810 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,580 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chipstead Meads 7.1 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,320 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Margaret, a listed building (Grade I), 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Site of manor house in Netherne Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Elmore Pond | Lake or reservoir | 190 m east |
| Poorfield Wood | Wood | 250 m west |
| Embers Shaw | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Porters Wood | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Chipstead Bottom | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Ashstead Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 2 |
3 of the street's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 4 from railways, 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Aubertin Hall CR5 3SG | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jun 2022 |
| Chipstead Rugby Football Club CR5 3SB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2019 |
| The White Hart CR5 3QW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2025 |
| The Chipstead Players CR5 3QU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2018 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Elmore Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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
- CR5 3NS: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- CR5 3NP: 2 addresses of 33 in the postcode
- CR5 3SE: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
All the streets in CR5 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.