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Housing in SM7 3QW

What the homes in SM7 3QW 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.6%). Flats make up 31.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SM7 3QWEngland
Detached43.6%22.9%
Semi-detached15.9%31.5%
Terraced8.7%23%
Purpose-built flat30.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.6% of households in the SM7 3QW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 51.3% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

SM7 3QW
80%
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  • Owned79.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented12%20.5%
  • Social rented8.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SM7 3QWEngland
Owned outright51.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association7.1%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

SM7 3QWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.5%). 19.3% of households include dependent children.

SM7 3QWEngland
Living alone, under 6610.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%7.7%
Rents

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.

Reigate and BansteadEngland
All homes£1,640£1,459
One bedroom£1,142£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,483£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,818£1,489
Four or more£2,559£2,161
Detached£2,396£1,640
Semi-detached£1,751£1,449
Terraced£1,654£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,318£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SM7 3QW (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.

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