Housing in RH1 5GT
What the homes in RH1 5GT 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
- 1,898 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (32.8%). Flats make up 19.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH1 5GT area is above that, at 70.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15% of households against 20.5%. 32.8% own outright and 37.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented15%20.5%
- Social rented14.1%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 2.5 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.5%. 28.6% 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 5GT sits in (Earlswood & Whitebushes): about 1,898 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.