Housing in SM7 3BH
What the homes in SM7 3BH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chipstead & Netherne
- Council
- Reigate and Banstead
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (48.5%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
75.5% of households in the SM7 3BH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 43% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented12.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.4%). 26.8% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SM7 3BH (Chipstead & Netherne) (about 1,567 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.