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Reigate

Reigate is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 21,820. It has 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Reigate, 2.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £632,926, and there were around 98 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 Reigate area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Mole Valley area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 87,386 residents at roughly 338 people per km².

Council
Mole Valley
County
Surrey
Constituency
Mole Valley
Police force
Surrey
71/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 16th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% of them.

Low crime81
Home affordability14
Affordable rents46
Good schools95
Life expectancy92
Low deprivation93
Employment96
Low council tax27

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

15°CClear

  • Today: 24° / 13° · 10% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

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

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Lambeth - Streatham Green, United Kingdom

Crime

134 reported · July 2026 3% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour33
  • Violence & sexual offences29
  • Shoplifting17
  • Public order16

23 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Reigate · 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

197 reported road collisions (2024)

63 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 22.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

303 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 228 rated 4–5 ★ (192 top)
  • 15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Reigate (0.5 km)
  • 41 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Reigate (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£540,160 average 0.7% YoY

Across Mole Valley · to 2026-06

Detached£963,059
Semi-detached£548,710
Terraced£439,432
Flat£279,267

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,548 average monthly rent 1.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,137
  • 2 bed £1,453
  • 3 bed £1,852

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

11.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.6 times median annual pay (10.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (1.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (1.4 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Morrisons - Reigate (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms5
  • Swimming pools28
  • Sports pitches94
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Source: Mole Valley Council

Population

87,386 residents in Mole Valley · 338/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 294 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,520 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (21% of 39,780)

A £1,680
B £1,960
C £2,240
D £2,520
E £3,080
F £3,640
G £4,200
H £5,040

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

Schools

42 schools · 14,008 pupils

23 primary · 4 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 10 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

31inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • St Andrew's Catholic SchoolOutstanding
  • The Ashcombe School
  • The Priory Church of England School
  • Therfield School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Mole Valley

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

  • In a conservation area (Reigate Town Centre)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 115 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

165 applications decided

73.3% granted · 121 granted, 44 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Rebecca Paul

Conservative

Reigate

Recent votes:

  • 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
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 2
  • LD 31
  • Oth 6

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools14
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens308
  • Restaurants & cafés53

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

264 jobs advertised · £39,568 avg

e.g. Nursery Practitioner Level 3, Service Desk Team Leader, Field Sales Representative

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£837 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£40,280 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 38,901 certificates

8.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

25% low-carbon electricity

Gas 68% · Wind 9% · Nuclear 9% · Imports 8%

277 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction8.1
  • Feeling worthwhile8.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Reigate:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Reigate · 0.0 km

    Reigate is a town in Surrey, England, around 19 miles (30 km) south of central London. The settlement is recorded in Domesday Book of 1086 as Cherchefelle and first appears with its modern name in the 1190s. The earli…

  • Old Town Hall, Reigate · 0.1 km

    The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Reigate, Surrey, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Reigate Tunnel · 0.1 km

    Reigate Tunnel is a former road tunnel in Reigate, Surrey, England. It runs under the hill that was once the site of Reigate Castle and was built during 1823, although some sources report that it only opened in 1824.…

  • Reigate Priory · 0.2 km

    Reigate Priory is a Grade I listed building in Reigate, Surrey, England. It was founded in the first half of the 13th century as an Augustinian priory. Following its dissolution in 1536, the buildings were converted t…

  • Reigate Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Reigate Town Hall is a municipal building in Castlefield Road, Reigate, Surrey, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Reigate College · 0.4 km

    Reigate College is a state college in Reigate, Surrey, England, for students aged 16–19. The college occupies part of the town centre between the High Street and railway station.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Reigate?
Reigate is a town in Surrey, England, in the Mole Valley local authority.
What is the population of Reigate?
Reigate has an approximate settlement population of 21,820.
How deprived is Reigate?
The Mole Valley local authority, which includes Reigate, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.