Housing in RH2 7EX
What the homes in RH2 7EX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Reigate Central & Redhill Common
- Council
- Reigate and Banstead
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,663 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (65.7%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH2 7EX area is well above that, at 88.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.1% of households against 20.5%. 38.4% own outright and 50.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented6.1%20.5%
- Social rented3.4%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 2.9 people living in it. 14.5% 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 40.8%. 42.9% 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 RH2 7EX sits in (Reigate Central & Redhill Common): about 1,663 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.