# RH2 8PP: area report for a postcode in Reigate and Banstead

RH2 8PP is a postcode in Reigate and Banstead.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Reigate and Banstead. Open the map at RH2 8PP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) › [RH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh2) › [RH2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rh2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Reigate and Banstead 015A: 147 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **Salfords (Surrey), 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **No property in RH2 8PP listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Reigate and Banstead 015A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **£485,856 average price**: For the whole of Reigate and Banstead, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **83.3% can get gigabit broadband at RH2 8PP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **Low road and rail noise at RH2 8PP**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reigate Valley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reigate-valley-college-e148129) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |
| [Dovers Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dovers-green-school-e145205) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £485,856** (August 2026). Reigate and Banstead’s average house price was £485,856 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,434** (2025). Full-time workers living in Reigate and Banstead earned a median of £43,434 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 78th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.2×** (2025). A home in Reigate and Banstead costs 11.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 32nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 10.1** (2025). Reigate and Banstead has a deprivation score of 10.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 26th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Reigate and Banstead 015A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). Reigate and Banstead 015A has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £487,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reigate and Banstead 015A was £487,500 in 2025. Joint 5,113th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,567** (2021). Reigate and Banstead 015A had 1,567 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,860th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.6%** (January 2026). In Reigate and Banstead 015A, 68.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RH2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £570,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RH2 was £570,000 in 2025. Joint 177th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,386** (2021). RH2 had 27,386 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,061st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 43%** (2022). About 43% of people in RH2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.1%** (January 2026). In RH2, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead)
- Centre: 51.2066, -0.2023

Council: [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dorking and Horley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dorking-and-horley): Chris Coghlan (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2023,51.2066,RH28PP

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