Reigate and Banstead
Reigate and Banstead is a town or village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 100,000. It has around 1 schools, 3 GPs & clinics, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and 27 restaurants & cafés, with 16 bus stops and Reigate railway station 1.5 km away. There were around 180 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 16 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Reigate and Banstead is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 150,846 residents at roughly 1,168 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 54th of 294 English council areas — better than 82% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
21°CCloudy
- Today: 23° / 13° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wandsworth - Lavender Hill (Clapham Jct), United Kingdom
Crime
212 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences67
- Anti-social behaviour34
- Shoplifting34
- Public order28
23 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Merstham · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Retail Crime. This has a significant impact on both businesses and consumers. Retail workers often find themselves in harms’ way and subj…
- Theft From Motor Vehicles. In recent months there has been an increase in thefts from motor vehicles. Reports made to Police confirm sigh…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
292 reported road collisions (2024)
70 killed or seriously injured · 371 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
340 food businesses within 2 miles
- 256 rated 4–5 ★ (215 top)
- 16 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Reigate (1.5 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Reigate (1.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£480,481 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Reigate and Banstead · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,637 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £1,140
- 2 bed £1,480
- 3 bed £1,815
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
11.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.1 times median annual pay (10.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (1.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (1.2 km)
19 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Wray Lane Car Park (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools25
- Sports pitches39
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
150,846 residents in Reigate and Banstead · 1,168/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 276 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,567 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (28% of 64,920)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
61 schools · 23,894 pupils
35 primary · 6 secondary · 20 other
Ofsted: 23 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Carrington SchoolGood
- Merstham Park SchoolGood
- Reigate SchoolGood
- The Beacon SchoolRequires improvement
- Oakwood School
- St Bede's School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Reigate and Banstead
Care & health services
1,391 CQC-registered services
- Care homes390
- GP practices202
- Dentists356
- Homecare agencies296
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 67 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
198 applications decided
88.4% granted · 175 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Rebecca Paul
Conservative
Reigate
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Con 16
- LD 4
- Grn 15
- Oth 10
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools15
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens303
- Restaurants & cafés34
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,760 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£919 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£33,851 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
51% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 71,500 certificates
7.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
63% low-carbon electricity
Wind 46% · Imports 24% · Gas 13% · Nuclear 7%
70 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 82.5 yrs men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in RH2
- The Wall House Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Reigate:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership363 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s346 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office325 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test309 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership255 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Wray Common Mill, Reigate · 0.4 kmWray Common Mill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Reigate, Surrey, England which has been converted to residential use.
- St Bede's School · 0.7 km
Saint Bede's School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form in Redhill, Surrey, England. In the most recent Ofsted inspection, the school was graded as "outstanding" in all areas. It now has over 1700 male…
Reigate transmitting station · 1.2 kmReigate transmitting station is a television and radio transmitting tower in southeastern England. It is located on the North Downs at Reigate Hill about one mile (1.6 km) north of the town of Reigate at junction 8 of…
London Defence Positions · 1.2 kmThe London Defence Positions were a late 19th-century scheme of earthwork fortifications in the southeast of England, designed to protect London from foreign invasion landing on the south coast. The positions were a c…
Gatton, Surrey · 1.3 kmGatton is a former village in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England. It survives as a sparsely populated, predominantly rural locality, which includes Gatton Park, no more than 12 houses, and two farms…
Redhill, Surrey · 1.3 kmRedhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead within the county of Surrey, England. The town, which adjoins the town of Reigate to the west, is due south of Croydon in Greater London, and is part of the Lon…
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