Housing in SM7 3BL
What the homes in SM7 3BL 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)
SM7 3BLBanstead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (48.5%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM7 3BL area is above that, at 75.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 couple with dependent children, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SM7 3BL sits in (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.