Lower Kingswood

16°COvercast

• Today: 22° / 13° · 12% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

6 reported · July 2026▼ 57% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour2
• Drugs1
• Other theft1
• Public order1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Chipstead, Lower Kingswood, Hooley & Netherne · Surrey

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

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)

85 food businesses within 2 miles

• 68 rated 4–5 ★ (56 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kingswood (2.8 km)
• 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£480,481 average▲ 0.4% YoY

Across Reigate and Banstead · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (2.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (2.3 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

35 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Wray Lane Car Park (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools7
• Sports pitches25
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

150,846 residents in Reigate and Banstead · 1,168/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 276 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Reigate and Banstead

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

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

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

198 applications decided

88.4% granted · 175 granted, 23 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Rebecca Paul

Conservative

Reigate

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Con 16
• LD 4
• Grn 15
• Oth 10

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,760 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

18 jobs advertised

e.g. Online GCSE Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Graphic Design Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

61% low-carbon electricity

Wind 39% · Imports 31% · Solar 14% · Gas 8%

50 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 82.5 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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

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