Housing in SM7 2HS
What the homes in SM7 2HS 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
- 1,259 (2024)
SM7 2HSBanstead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (31.8%). Flats make up 34.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM7 2HS area is broadly in line with that, at 65.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.6% of households against 20.5%. 28.9% own outright and 36.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented16.6%20.5%
- Social rented14.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 34.5% 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 21.4%. 31.2% 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 2HS sits in (Banstead): about 1,259 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.