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Banstead

Banstead is a town in the county of Surrey, England, with a population of around 46,280. It has 1 GP surgery, 4 pharmacies, and around 27 restaurants and cafés, along with 24 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Banstead, 1.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £665,884. There were around 73 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Banstead area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Reigate and Banstead area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 150,846 residents at roughly 1,168 people per km².

Council
Reigate and Banstead
County
Surrey
Constituency
Reigate
Police force
Surrey
63/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 54th of 294 English council areas — better than 82% of them.

Low crime74
Home affordability17
Affordable rents20
Good schools85
Life expectancy87
Low deprivation87
Employment86
Low council tax18

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

22°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 23° / 13° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Light rain shower

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

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wandsworth - Putney High Street, United Kingdom

Crime

55 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences19
  • Anti-social behaviour9
  • Burglary5
  • Criminal damage & arson4

5 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Banstead, Nork & Woodmansterne · 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…
  • Town Centre Anti-Social Behaviour. This can take a number of different forms, however, this behaviour decreases feelings of safety and di…

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

194 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 149 rated 4–5 ★ (124 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Banstead (1.1 km)
  • 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Banstead (1.2 km):

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Live buses at Banstead / Marks & Spencer:

  • 166West Croydon · 2 min
  • S1Mitcham, Lavender Fields · 6 min
  • 166West Croydon · 21 min
  • S1Mitcham, Lavender Fields · 21 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£480,481 average 0.4% YoY

Across Reigate and Banstead · to 2026-06

Detached£916,670
Semi-detached£538,541
Terraced£427,920
Flat£267,826

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 (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (8 km)

34 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: Waitrose - Banstead (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools31
  • Sports pitches36
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds4

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)

A £1,711
B £1,996
C £2,281
D £2,567
E £3,137
F £3,707
G £4,278
H £5,133

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 20 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

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,760 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

116 jobs advertised · £34,418 avg

e.g. Retail Advisor, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Open Driver Account With Uber - Drive And Earn When And Where You Want

Source: Adzuna

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

58% low-carbon electricity

Imports 35% · Wind 27% · Solar 26% · Gas 8%

49 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

4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in SM7

  • Nork Clinic
  • Longcroft Clinic
  • Woodstown House

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Reigate:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Banstead · 0.1 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…

  • Priory Preparatory School · 0.2 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…

  • Recreation Ground, Banstead · 0.5 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…

  • 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.

  • Banstead railway station · 1.1 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…

  • Nork, Surrey · 1.1 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Banstead?
Banstead is a town in Surrey, England, in the Reigate and Banstead local authority.
What is the population of Banstead?
Banstead has an approximate settlement population of 46,280.
How deprived is Banstead?
The Reigate and Banstead local authority, which includes Banstead, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.