Gatton Bottom Merstham, Reigate and Banstead
25 addresses across 4 postcodes (RH1,RH2), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 31200570.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £956,176 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 1, E: 2).
- 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 G; Band D in Reigate and Banstead costs £2,567 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Merstham, about 650 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 96 to 159 m above sea level.
- Noise: 24 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Holmhurst Medical Centre, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 670 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 49 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £956,176 | £956,176 | £956,176 |
| 2019 | 2 | £1,100,000 | £915,000 | £1,285,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £980,000 | £980,000 | £980,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £528,500 | £490,000 | £567,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £510,000 | £455,000 | £565,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £572,500 | £535,000 | £600,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £499,999 | £499,999 | £499,999 |
| 2000 | 1 | £465,000 | £465,000 | £465,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2022 | WELLHEAD COTTAGE RH1 3BH | Detached | £875,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Mar 2021 | DELL HOUSE RH1 3BH | Detached | £956,176 | |
| 12 Apr 2019 | MERSTHAM RECTORY RH1 3BH | Detached | £1,285,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2019 | VALLEY LODGE RH1 3BH | Detached | £915,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2015 | DELL HOUSE RH1 3BH | Detached | £980,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2013 | MERSTHAM RECTORY RH1 3BH | Detached | £567,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2013 | THE COACH HOUSE RH1 3BH | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2010 | VALLEY LODGE RH1 3BH | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2010 | NORTH LODGE RH1 3BH | Detached | £565,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2008 | THE STUDIO, DELL HOUSE RH1 3BH | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2007 | WOODCROFT RH1 3BH | Detached | £535,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2007 | DELL HOUSE RH1 3BH | Detached | £572,500 | |
| 16 Feb 2007 | NORTH LODGE RH1 3BH | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 24 May 2006 | WELLHEAD COTTAGE RH1 3BH | Detached | £499,999 | |
| 29 Sep 2000 | NORTH LODGE RH1 3BH | Detached | £465,000 | |
| 5 Nov 1999 | NORTH LODGE RH1 3BH | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 3 Jul 1998 | NORTH LODGE RH1 3BH | Detached | £325,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 184 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (2); before 1900 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 (27% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Merstham Village (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST KATHARINE, grade II*
- Dovecote in grounds to north of Wellhead, grade II
- THE OLD CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- VERGER'S COTTAGE, grade II
- WELLHEAD, grade II
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 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH1 3BH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| RH2 0TA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH1 3AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH1 3BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 96 m and 159 m above sea level (108 m on average); the ground rises about 62 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH1 3AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH1 3BH | 100% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
| RH1 3BX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RH2 0TA | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Merstham 744,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Redhill 3.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Chipstead 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Hill Gatton Bottom | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redhill Bus Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Holmhurst Medical Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rai's Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Court Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Reigate Police Station | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Merstham Cashzone | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.3 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 720 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Katharine, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m east. 40 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Katharine | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Alderstead Fort: a London mobilisation centre at Merstham | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Earthworks of Surrey Iron Railway | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Medieval moated site, Albury Farm, Merstham | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Lower Gatton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wellhead Wood | Wood | 70 m north |
| Church Hill Covert | Wood | 170 m north-east |
| Ashstead Hill | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Heronswood Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Gatton Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Spynes Mere | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 25 |
24 of the street's 25 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merstham Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Furzefield Primary Academy | Primary | 0–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lime Tree Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Royal Alexandra and Albert School | All-through | 7–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Merstham Park School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| East Surrey College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merstham Cricket Club RH1 3BB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2018 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Gatton Bottom (49).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- RH1 3BH: 21 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- RH2 0TA: 2 addresses of 45 in the postcode
- RH1 3AW: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- RH1 3BX: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in RH1, RH2 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.