# SM7

Postcode district covering Banstead, Woodmansterne and Nork, in Reigate and Banstead.

SM7 is a postcode district covering Banstead, Woodmansterne and Nork, in Reigate and Banstead. Median sale price £635,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SM7. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SM7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £635,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SM7 was £635,000 in 2025. Joint 118th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 19,751** (2021). SM7 had 19,751 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,278th least 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SM7 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.2%** (January 2026). In SM7, 95.2% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SM7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in SM7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SM7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 254 homes were sold in SM7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SM7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SM7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SM7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SM7 had 19,751 usual residents at the census.

## How SM7 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SM7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £635,000 | most expensive | 7 postcode districts, SM · 2025 |
| Population | 19,751 | least populated | 7 postcode districts, SM · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 7 postcode districts, SM · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.2% | 2nd highest | 7 postcode districts, SM · Jan 2026 |

## Is SM7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SM7 at a rate of 55.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.1 per 1,000 people across the SM postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SM7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (419), other crime (247) and anti-social behaviour (144).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SM7 was 63.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SM7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SM7 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SM7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reigate and Banstead 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030603) | 1,512 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030604) | 1,611 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.8% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030607) | 1,971 | 30.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.0% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030559) | 1,239 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030560) | 1,589 | 110.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.3% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030561) | 1,366 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.9% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030562) | 1,308 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.1% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030563) | 2,330 | 114.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.1% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030564) | 1,396 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030565) | 1,494 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 75.7% |
| [Reigate and Banstead 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/neighbourhood/e01030566) | 1,470 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.8% |
| [Sutton 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton/neighbourhood/e01004114) | 1,780 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.4% |

## Your MP

- [Reigate](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reigate): Rebecca Paul (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Sutton and Cheam](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sutton-and-cheam): Luke Taylor (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 3.6% of the people here.
- [Carshalton and Wallington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carshalton-and-wallington): Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in SM7

[Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/banstead), [Nork](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead/nork)

## Postcode sectors in SM7

[SM7 1 (152 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7-1), [SM7 2 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7-2), [SM7 3 (143 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7-3), [SM7 9 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7-9)

## Council

[Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead)

## Towns in SM7

[Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/banstead), [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton), [Tadworth and Epsom Downs](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tadworth-and-epsom-downs)

## Postcode districts next to SM7

[CR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr5), [KT17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt17), [KT18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt18), [KT20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt20), [SM2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm2), [SM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm5)

## Nearest rail stations

[Banstead (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2132,51.3293), [Belmont (1.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1989,51.3438), [Chipstead (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1695,51.3093), [Woodmansterne (3.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1543,51.3190)

## More in the SM postcode area

[All SM postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SM7 in brief

SM7 is a postcode district covering Banstead, Woodmansterne and Nork, in Reigate and Banstead.
About 19,700 people lived in SM7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £635,000 in 2025 across 254 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 55.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SM7 was £635,000 in 2025.
SM7 had 19,751 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in SM7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SM7, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SM7
- Postcode area: [SM](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm)
- Constituency: [Reigate †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reigate)
- Council: [Reigate and Banstead †](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead)
- Area: 12.92 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,700*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 56

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[KT17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt17), [KT20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt20), [CR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cr5), [SM2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm2), [SM5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm5), [KT18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt18)

## Latest updates for SM7

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SM7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sm7