Housing in SM7 2DR
What the homes in SM7 2DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Banstead
- Council
- Reigate and Banstead
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,321 (2024)
SM7 2DRBanstead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (43.6%). Flats make up 31.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM7 2DR area is above that, at 79.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12% of households against 20.5%. 51.3% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented12%20.5%
- Social rented8.3%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 2.1 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 23.5%. 19.3% 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 SM7 2DR sits in (Banstead): about 1,321 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.