Housing in RH1 5GP
What the homes in RH1 5GP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlswood & Whitebushes
- Council
- Reigate and Banstead
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,376 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (41.6%). Flats make up 51.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH1 5GP area is below that, at 48.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.9% of households against 20.5%. 18.6% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented29.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.1%. 26.1% of households include dependent children.
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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood RH1 5GP sits in (Earlswood & Whitebushes): about 2,376 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.