Skimmington

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• Today: 13° / 6° · 18% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:53Sunset 16:35

9h 41m 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

• 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

16 reported · August 2026▲ 23% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour7
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Reigate · Surrey

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

300 reported road collisions (2025)

68 killed or seriously injured · 411 casualties · 19.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

183 food businesses within 2 miles

• 147 rated 4–5 ★ (127 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Reigate (2.1 km)
• 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£485,856 average▲ 0.3% YoY

Across Reigate and Banstead · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,640 average monthly rent▲ 2.3% YoY

• 1 bed £1,142
• 2 bed £1,483
• 3 bed £1,818

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

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

1,873 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 (2.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (2.7 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

27 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Morrisons - Reigate (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools26
• Sports pitches73
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,740
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,661
• Net moves+79

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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 274 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

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

1,403 CQC-registered services

• Care homes393
• GP practices201
• Dentists359
• Homecare agencies299
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey

• Within the Green Belt
• 63 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

226 applications decided

90.3% granted · 204 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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 & greens54
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,855 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

13% low-carbon electricity

Imports 45% · Gas 43% · Solar 7% · Wind 3%

210 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 82.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 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

1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in RH2

• The Wall House Surgery

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

• 
  Reigate Heath Windmill · 0.3 km

  Reigate Heath Windmill is a grade II* listed post mill at Reigate Heath, Surrey, England which has been restored and is used as a chapel. It is thought to be the only windmill in the world which is a consecrated church.

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  Reigate Heath · 0.4 km

  Reigate Heath is a 61.7-hectare (152-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Reigate in Surrey. An area of 51.6 hectares is also a Local Nature Reserve. Seven bowl barrows dating to the Bronze Age…

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  Reigate Priory F.C. · 1.2 km

  Reigate Priory Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Reigate, Surrey, England. They are currently members of Southern Combination Division One.

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  Reigate Priory Cricket Club Ground · 1.4 km

  Reigate Priory Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Reigate, Surrey.

• South Park F.C. · 1.6 km

  South Park Reigate Football Club are an English football club based in Reigate, Surrey. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association. They play in the Isthmian League South East Division.

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  Reigate Priory · 1.8 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)