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RH6 8AT area guide

Who lives in RH6 8AT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Horley West
Council
Reigate and Banstead
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,736 (2024)
At a glance

What RH6 8AT is like

RH6 8AT is a postcode in the Horley West neighbourhood of Reigate and Banstead. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,736 people. 70.4% of households own their home, 13.2% rent privately and 16.3% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 58.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in RH6 8 sold for a median of £440,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How RH6 8AT compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle — 24.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£440,000

Median over 148 sales in RH6 8, +3.5% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 47 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
86%

of 7 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£66,879

Average a year, before tax — higher than 80% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

  1. 01
    Few private renters

    Only 13.2% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    70.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

RH6 8AT FAQs

01
Is RH6 8AT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 5.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 24.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in RH6 8AT?

The median sale price over the last year was £440,000.

Homes in RH6 8 sold for a median of £440,000 across 148 sales in the year to August 2026, +3.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.
03
Is RH6 8AT safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around RH6 8AT, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
04
Who lives in RH6 8AT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 7.6% of residents. 70.4% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (60.7%).
05
Which council covers RH6 8AT?

RH6 8AT is in Reigate and Banstead.

RH6 8AT is in Reigate and Banstead, in South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is RH6 8AT?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 47 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Horley Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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