Banstead

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:29

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

61US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Merton - Merton Road, United Kingdom

• 8.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 6.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

56 reported · August 2026▼ 10% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences22
• Anti-social behaviour7
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Other theft4

Neighbourhood team: Banstead, Nork & Woodmansterne · Surrey

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

306 reported road collisions (2025)

72 killed or seriously injured · 361 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

198 food businesses within 2 miles

• 152 rated 4–5 ★ (123 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Banstead (0.9 km)
• 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£458,954 average▲ 1.5% YoY

Across Sutton · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,556 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY

• 1 bed £1,239
• 2 bed £1,554
• 3 bed £1,899

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

11.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.4 times median annual pay (10.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,067 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (8.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (8.1 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Waitrose - Banstead (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools35
• Sports pitches34
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

209,636 residents in Sutton · 4,781/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK14,696
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK15,275
• Net moves−579

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 224 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,379 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (33% of 86,290)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

74 schools · 41,512 pupils

42 primary · 14 secondary · 18 other

Ofsted: 27 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

63 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sutton

230 CQC-registered services

• Care homes68
• GP practices30
• Dentists60
• Homecare agencies54
• Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Sutton

• Not in the Green Belt
• 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

226 applications decided

88.1% granted · 199 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Rebecca Paul

Conservative

Reigate

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 1
• LD 51
• Ref 2
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,400 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

67 jobs advertised · £34,932 avg

e.g. SEN / SEND Tutor, Surrey, Food and Beverage Supervisor, Nursery Practitioner

Source: Adzuna

£852 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,335 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 95,682 certificates

8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

45% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Wind 34% · Nuclear 7% · Biomass 4%

221 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 68.7 women · 68.3 men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in SM7

• Nork Clinic
• Longcroft Clinic
• Woodstown House

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Reigate:

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death762 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND299 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• New legislation for ponds to have safety measures to prevent access by children225 local signatures · 9,763 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth221 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks203 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Priory Preparatory School · 0.0 km

  Priory Preparatory School was a preparatory school in Banstead, Surrey, England, for boys aged two to thirteen years, which was closed in 2017. The school was a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Sch…

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  Banstead · 0.2 km

  Banstead is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It is 3 miles (5 km) south of Sutton, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Croydon, 7 miles (11 km) north of Reigate, 8.5 miles (14 km) south-east…

• Recreation Ground, Banstead · 0.7 km

  The Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Banstead, Surrey. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1955, when South Women Second XI played the Women's Cricket Association. It hosted its only first-class matc…

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  Banstead railway station · 0.9 km

  Banstead railway station serves the village of Banstead in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey. It is managed by Southern, which operates all passenger services. Banstead station is on the Epsom Downs branch…

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  Nork, Surrey · 0.9 km

  Nork is a residential area of the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey and borders Greater London, England. Nork is separated from its post town Banstead only by the A217 dual carriageway, and the built-up area i…

• The Beacon School, Banstead · 1.0 km

  The Beacon School, previously Nork Park School, previously Picquet’s Way School, is a mixed academy school in Banstead, Surrey. The school's values are excellence and respect. The school is a member of the GLF trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)