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Hooley, Merstham & Netherne

Ward

North east Reigate and Banstead. About 11,806 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 12 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,291
1,868th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hooley, Merstham & Netherne compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Hooley, Merstham & NetherneMiddle
Population15 wards, Reigate and Banstead · 2021
Population: every ward in Reigate and Banstead15 areas from 9,000 to 11,291. The middle area is 10,093. Hooley, Merstham & Netherne is 11,291.
11,291most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 wards, Reigate and Banstead · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Reigate and Banstead15 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 93.0%. Hooley, Merstham & Netherne is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage15 wards, Reigate and Banstead · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Reigate and Banstead15 areas from 74.1% to 98.7%. The middle area is 89.6%. Hooley, Merstham & Netherne is 85.2%.
85.2%6th lowest
Claimant rate15 wards, Reigate and Banstead · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Reigate and Banstead15 areas from 1.3% to 3.3%. The middle area is 2.1%. Hooley, Merstham & Netherne is 3.3%.
3.3%highest

Is Hooley, Merstham & Netherne safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne at a rate of 83.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.8 per 1,000 people across Reigate and Banstead.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 111 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (331), anti-social behaviour (201) and other crime (171).

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.

Figures for the whole of Reigate and Banstead

These figures are published for the whole of Reigate and Banstead, not for each ward, so they describe all of Reigate and Banstead and not Hooley, Merstham & Netherne alone. See Reigate and Banstead

Average house price
£485,856
Up 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,434
78th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.2×
Joint 32nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.1
Joint 26th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hooley, Merstham & Netherne in brief

Hooley, Merstham & Netherne had 11,291 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Hooley, Merstham & Netherne live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hooley, Merstham & Netherne, 85.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hooley, Merstham & Netherne, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.