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Housing in RH1 3HN

What the homes in RH1 3HN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Merstham
Council
Reigate and Banstead
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,873 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.8%). Flats make up 21%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

RH1 3HNEngland
Detached22.7%22.9%
Semi-detached34.8%31.5%
Terraced21.5%23%
Purpose-built flat14.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.5% of households in the RH1 3HN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.5% own outright and 43% with a mortgage.

RH1 3HN
80%
16%
England
  • Owned79.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented16%20.5%
  • Social rented3.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH1 3HNEngland
Owned outright36.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH1 3HNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.5%). 35.7% of households include dependent children.

RH1 3HNEngland
Living alone, under 6611.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Reigate and Banstead

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Reigate and Banstead (August 2026, +2.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Reigate and BansteadEngland
All homes£1,640£1,459
One bedroom£1,142£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,483£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,818£1,489
Four or more£2,559£2,161
Detached£2,396£1,640
Semi-detached£1,751£1,449
Terraced£1,654£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,318£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RH1 3HN (Merstham) (about 1,873 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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