Housing in SM7 9BD
What the homes in SM7 9BD 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
- 1,655 (2024)
SM7 9BDBanstead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (46.9%). Flats make up 59.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SM7 9BD area is above that, at 70.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.7% of households against 20.5%. 46.7% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented24.7%20.5%
- Social rented3.9%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 2.0 people living in it. 43.5% 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 26.5%. 21.3% 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 9BD sits in (Banstead): about 1,655 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.