United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Reigate and Banstead
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~149k · 47 state-funded schools
High earnings potential comes at the cost of significant housing pressure in Reigate and Banstead. While weekly pay is strong at £919.20, outperforming the South East median, the local property market is expensive, with a median house price reaching 10 times annual gross pay. Renting is similarly demanding, consuming 40.9% of median gross earnings. These financial burdens are offset by a high quality of education, where 97.1% of pupils attend Good or Outstanding schools, and relatively low levels of deprivation. Crime rates sit slightly below the regional median, suggesting a stable environment for those who can manage the high entry costs. This area suits high-earning professionals who prioritise school standards and low deprivation over housing affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Reigate and Banstead ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£47,798/yr
Very high
Better than 92% of UK LAs
House price
£480,000
Very expensive
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,628/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,567/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Crime
60.3/1k
Low
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.3
Least deprived
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Schools
97.9%
Very strong
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
57 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
46 of 47 (97.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 10 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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47 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 47 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.