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Housing in RH6 7HW

What the homes in RH6 7HW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Horley Central
Council
Reigate and Banstead
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,675 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (37.3%). Flats make up 37%, well above the 22.2% across England.

RH6 7HWEngland
Detached37.3%22.9%
Semi-detached23.3%31.5%
Terraced2.2%23%
Purpose-built flat32.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.6% of households in the RH6 7HW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 40.8% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.

RH6 7HW
66%
20%
England
  • Owned65.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.4%1%
  • Private rented20.2%20.5%
  • Social rented10.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH6 7HWEngland
Owned outright40.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association9.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH6 7HWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.4%). 21.5% of households include dependent children.

RH6 7HWEngland
Living alone, under 6615.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.9%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 RH6 7HW (Horley Central) (about 1,675 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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