Housing in RH6 8ER
What the homes in RH6 8ER are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Horley West
- Council
- Reigate and Banstead
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,087 (2024)
RH6 8ERHorley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54.1%). Flats make up 6.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH6 8ER area is broadly in line with that, at 66.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.4% of households against 20.5%. 30.1% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.8%1%
- Private rented8.4%20.5%
- Social rented21.2%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 2.6 people living in it. 21.3% 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 26.6%. 35.1% 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 RH6 8ER sits in (Horley West): about 2,087 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.