Postcode RH6 8DS (Reigate and Banstead)

Map showing RH6 8DS and nearby postcodes

The postcode RH6 8DS is located in Reigate and Banstead, in the county of Surrey. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. RH6 8DS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

RH6 8DS is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of RH6 8DS as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to RH6 8DS is Chequers Close which is centered 23 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Benhams Drive and is 135 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.2 km away at Gatwick North Terminal Shuttle Station The closest railway station is Horley Rail Station, 1.32 km away.

The closest primary school to RH6 8DS (for ages 11 and under) is Yattendon School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 24, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Cornfield School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 1, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of RH6 8DS is Parsons Pig and is 4.34 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 20, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Wide And Narrow Smokehouse and is 4.68 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 9, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 136.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for RH6 8DS is covered by the Surrey police force association and Surrey is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to RH6 8DS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to RH6 8DS, and the approximate distance away.

Chequers Close 23 m
Horley Row 115 m
Chequers Drive 146 m
Wesley Close 151 m
Yew Tree Close 160 m
Bakehouse Road 161 m
Ferndown 195 m
Southlands Avenue 196 m
Le May Close 217 m
Hevers Avenue 250 m
Benhams Drive 284 m
Waterside 285 m
Kidworth Close 293 m
Kiln Lane 339 m
Charlesfield Road 341 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode RH6 8DS

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from RH6 8DS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Meath Green Infant School Outstanding
(January 15, 2008)
351 m
Yattendon School Good
(January 24, 2017)
578 m
Horley Infant School Good
(May 23, 2018)
681 m
Meath Green Junior School Good
(May 9, 2019)
695 m
Manorfield Primary and Nursery School Good
(June 25, 2019)
782 m
Langshott Primary School Good
(September 14, 2017)
962 m
Oakwood School Good
(May 16, 2018)
1.19 km
Westvale Park Primary Academy 1.26 km
Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School Good
(March 2, 2017)
1.31 km
Salfords Primary School Requires improvement
(May 3, 2018)
3.15 km
Burstow Primary School Good
(July 2, 2019)
3.56 km
Cornfield School Good
(March 1, 2018)
3.86 km
Aurora Redehall School Good
(April 26, 2018)
3.97 km
Charlwood Village Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
4.54 km
The Gatwick School Good
(May 18, 2017)
4.56 km
Burstow Park School 4.73 km
Dovers Green School 4.83 km
Forge Wood Primary School Outstanding
(June 5, 2019)
4.93 km
Reigate School 5.26 km
Earlswood Junior School Good
(May 9, 2018)
5.43 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from RH6 8DS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Radisson Red London Gatwick Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 6, 2021
3.85 km
Oakhurst B&B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
June 7, 2016
4.29 km
Tanglewood Guesthouse Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
July 13, 2015
4.29 km
Parsons Pig Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 20, 2021
4.34 km
Premier Inn - Crawley ( Pound Hill ) Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
June 27, 2018
4.34 km
Simple Company (SVC Labs Ltd) Manufacturers/packers Exempt
4.39 km
The Greyhound Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 17, 2020
4.4 km
Harrison Catering Services At The Gatwick School Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
4.56 km
Anise Catering Other catering premises 5
Very Good
January 28, 2022
4.58 km
Brookfield Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 5, 2021
4.6 km
Charlwood House Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 22, 2021
4.63 km
The Maple Manor Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
October 4, 2021
4.63 km
Gatwick Manor Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 24, 2021
4.64 km
Premier Inn - Gatwick Airport South Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 19, 2022
4.64 km
Charlie's Deli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 29, 2021
4.68 km
Italian Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 6, 2021
4.68 km
Pop Inn Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 6, 2021
4.68 km
Subway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 9, 2020
4.68 km
Wide And Narrow Smokehouse Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 9, 2021
4.68 km
Tesco.com Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 29, 2021
4.82 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to RH6 8DS - Data from Apr 2022

Benhams Drive Bus Stop/Station 135 m
Benhams Drive Bus Stop/Station 168 m
Chequers Roundabout Bus Stop/Station 188 m
Chequers Roundabout Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Lumley Road Bus Stop/Station 219 m
Gatwick North Terminal Shuttle Station Metro/Tram 2.2 km
Gatwick North Terminal Shuttle Station Metro/Tram 2.2 km
Gatwick North Terminal Shuttle Station Metro/Tram 2.21 km
Horley Rail Station Rail 1.32 km
Horley Rail Station Rail 1.35 km
Salfords (Surrey) Rail Station Rail 2.49 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 2.13 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 2.27 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 2.56 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to RH6 8DS - Data from Dec 2021

Langshott Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Brook Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.02 km
Perry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Saxley Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.19 km
Longyards Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.27 km
Crutchfield Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.42 km
Weatherhill Common Woodland Or Forest 2.48 km
The Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.64 km
Wrays Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.83 km
The Roughs Woodland Or Forest 2.97 km
Hollow Shaw Woodland Or Forest 3.02 km
Torvcross Shaw Woodland Or Forest 3.03 km
Benting Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km
The Rookery Woodland Or Forest 3.17 km
The Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.36 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for RH6 8DS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 68.2 Mbps 136.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 15.4 Mbps 17.1 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 88.4 14.8
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 174,192 kWh - mean 9,677 kWh : median 8,939 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

19 meters consuming 66,597 kWh - mean 3,505 kWh : median 2,915 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for RH6 8DS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Surrey
Latitude 51.18001100
Longitude -0.16768900
OS Easting 528170
OS Northing 0143904
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15150
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Surrey

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
East Surrey
County Electorial Division Horley West, Salfords and Sidlow ED
Electoral Ward Horley Central & South
Local Authority District Reigate and Banstead
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Coast to Capital
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Surrey

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000211
Travel To Work Area Crawley

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Surrey
Cancer Alliance Surrey and Sussex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Surrey Heartlands CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Crawley BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Horley BUASD
Workplace Zone E33044411
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Reigate and Banstead 016
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Reigate and Banstead 016D
Output Area / Small Area 8C3