United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Reigate and Banstead
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~149k · 47 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with strong schools and relatively low crime. Reigate and Banstead demands a high multiple for housing, with prices at 10 times median annual pay, and rent takes a significant 40.9% of gross median earnings. However, this South East authority offers pupils a better chance of attending a Good or Outstanding school at 96.9%, and recorded crime at 60.3 per 1,000 is below the regional median. It suits those prioritising educational outcomes and a safer environment over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 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 87% 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
47 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
46 of 47 (97.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 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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What we don't know yet
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.