Area guide

Living in RH2, Reigate and Banstead

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around RH2 in Reigate and Banstead. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 10 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Reigate and Banstead: £480,824, down 0.4% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in RH2 →
See where RH2 ranks across South East →

Council tax at Band D in Reigate and Banstead: £2,567 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare RH2 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for RH2 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around RH2

121 recorded home sales on the streets around central RH2 in the last 2 years, with a median of £450,000 and a range from £68,100 to £1,600,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
Flat 35 Linden Court Lesbourne Road, RH2 7AB Flat or maisonette £225,000 7 Aug 2026
13 Lesbourne Road, RH2 7JP Terraced £540,000 24 Jul 2026
Flat 26 Churchfield Court Roebuck Close, RH2 7RS Flat or maisonette £128,000 3 Jul 2026
Flat 2 Liberty Court, 101 - 103 Bell Street, RH2 7JB Flat or maisonette £307,500 1 Jul 2026
Flat 32 Linden Court Lesbourne Road, RH2 7AB Flat or maisonette £385,000 19 Jun 2026
Flat 3 Park House, 77 - 81 Bell Street, RH2 7AN Flat or maisonette £280,000 12 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

24 schools within 3 miles , of which 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Reigate Priory Community Junior School Primary Outstanding 0.2 mi away no figure
St Bede's School Secondary Outstanding 1.6 mi away 5.25 mi 2026/27
Reigate School Secondary Good 0.8 mi away 1.19 mi 2026/27
Hatchlands Primary Primary Good 0.9 mi away no figure
St John's Primary School Primary Good 1.1 mi away 0.5 mi 2026/27
Dovers Green School Primary Good 1.1 mi away no figure

Schools in RH2 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Wray Common Primary School Primary 0.61 mi 2026/27
Reigate School Secondary 1.19 mi 2026/27
Holmesdale Community Infant School Primary 1.43 mi 2026/27
Reigate Parish Church Primary School Primary 1.67 mi 2026/27
Royal Alexandra and Albert School Secondary 2.43 mi 2026/27

14 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, plus 3 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for RH2 →

Private schools

3 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Dunottar School, Micklefield School, Reigate Grammar School.

All 3 fee-paying schools near RH2, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations27.8%
Managers, directors and senior officials21.2%
Associate professional and technical17.1%
Administrative and secretarial7.5%
Elementary occupations7.4%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How RH2 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: private renting, up 10.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of RH2 (E01030620, 1,941 residents in 2021, up 9.9% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: private renting, up 10.7 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 67.4% 60.5% -6.9 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 24.0% 34.7% +10.7 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 6.7% 4.7% -2.0 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.3% 17.5% -0.8 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.7% 19.5% +2.8 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 47.4% 51.7% +4.3 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 15.3% 22.2% +6.9 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 88.2% 89.3% +1.1 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 92.0% 87.6% -4.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

129 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central RH2 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Reigate and Banstead's figures.

Buses from the centre of RH2

Best-served stop: Lesbourne Road, with 5.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of RH2 is Lesbourne Road: 5.8 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 3.8 in the evening and 3.1 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:16, last 23:27. Routes there: 430, 460, 32, 420, 424, 820. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of RH2. The nearest, The Wall House Surgery, has 22,434 registered patients and 2,210 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
The Wall House Surgery0.5 mi22,4342,210
The House Partnership1.2 mi39,0572,015
Hawthorns Surgery1.3 mi8,5741,582

Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, where 58.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at 61.8%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Reigate & Banstead pays £2,567 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.4% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Reigate & Banstead, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Reigate & Banstead, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,080+2.9%
2022-23£2,173+4.5%
2023-24£2,244+3.3%
2024-25£2,349+4.7%
2025-26£2,459+4.7%
2026-27£2,567+4.4%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Reigate & Banstead, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about RH2

What is the average house price in RH2?

The average sold price in Reigate and Banstead is £480,824 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in RH2?

Prices in Reigate and Banstead are down 0.4% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in RH2?

The median of 121 recorded sales around central RH2 in the last 2 years is £450,000, ranging from £68,100 to £1,600,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in RH2?

24 schools sit within 3 miles of central RH2, and 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in RH2?

129 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central RH2 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is RH2 at risk of flooding?

Central RH2 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is RH2 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 83% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £450,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 129 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is RH2 safe?

129 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central RH2 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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