Area guide

Living in SM7, Reigate and Banstead

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SM7 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 SM7 →
See where SM7 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 SM7 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SM7 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SM7

102 recorded home sales on the streets around central SM7 in the last 2 years, with a median of £585,000 and a range from £170,000 to £1,150,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
14 Courtlands Crescent, SM7 2PJ Flat or maisonette £452,500 20 Aug 2026
29 Sandersfield Road, SM7 2DH Terraced £780,000 28 Jul 2026
12 Cheyne Court Park Road, SM7 3BS Flat or maisonette £295,000 24 Jul 2026
15 The Tracery, SM7 3DD Flat or maisonette £518,000 23 Jul 2026
136A High Street, SM7 2NZ Flat or maisonette £375,000 17 Jul 2026
1 De Burgh Park, SM7 2PP Semi-detached £972,000 1 Jul 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

38 schools within 3 miles , of which 87% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Avenue Primary Academy Primary Outstanding 1.6 mi away 1.68 mi 2025/26
Harris Academy Sutton Secondary Outstanding 1.7 mi away no figure
Chipstead Valley Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.8 mi away 0.48 mi 2026/27
Barrow Hedges Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.3 mi away 0.73 mi 2025/26
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary Good 0.2 mi away no figure
Banstead Community Junior School Primary Good 0.3 mi away no figure

20 state primary and 6 state secondary schools within range, plus 6 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for SM7 →

Private schools

6 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Aberdour Preparatory School, Banstead Preparatory School, Chinthurst School, Homefield Preparatory School, Seaton House School, Sutton High School GDST.

All 6 fee-paying schools near SM7, 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 occupations25.0%
Managers, directors and senior officials16.3%
Associate professional and technical14.5%
Skilled trades11.1%
Administrative and secretarial10.3%

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

How SM7 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: over-65s, up 4.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SM7 (E01030564, 1,397 residents in 2021, down 1.0% 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: over-65s, up 4.6 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 83.3% 84.2% +0.9 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 3.5% 5.2% +1.7 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 10.9% 10.0% -0.9 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 21.4% 19.4% -2.0 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.5% 21.1% +4.6 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 34.1% 34.8% +0.7 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 6.1% 6.6% +0.5 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 88.2% 85.7% -2.5 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 94.8% 91.8% -3.0 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

52 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SM7 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 SM7

Best-served stop: Glenfield Road, with 15.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SM7 is Glenfield Road: 15.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 12.5 in the evening and 9.9 on Sunday daytime; the service runs through the night. Routes there: S1, 166, 420, 318, 820, 408. 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 SM7. The nearest, Longcroft Clinic, has 10,372 registered patients and 1,823 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Longcroft Clinic0.4 mi10,3721,823
Nork Clinic0.7 mi8,5702,487
Tattenham Health Centre1.9 mi8,1271,672

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 SM7

What is the average house price in SM7?

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 SM7?

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

What do houses actually sell for in SM7?

The median of 102 recorded sales around central SM7 in the last 2 years is £585,000, ranging from £170,000 to £1,150,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in SM7?

38 schools sit within 3 miles of central SM7, and 87% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in SM7?

52 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SM7 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is SM7 at risk of flooding?

Central SM7 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 SM7 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 87% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £585,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 52 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SM7 safe?

52 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SM7 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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