SM7 postcode area guide — Reigate and Banstead

Where is SM7?

Broadband & internet speeds in SM7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SM7 postcode district (Reigate and Banstead) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 459 postcodes Ofcom measures in SM7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.9%.

Around 0% of premises in SM7 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SM7

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Mobile signal around Reigate and Banstead

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Reigate And Banstead district (66,218 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SM7

Police recorded 54 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SM7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SM7

Based on 184 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SM7 is £625,000, up 1.6% on the previous year (£615,000).

Latest recorded sales in SM7

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Reigate and Banstead demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Reigate and Banstead district (150,846 residents, 59,849 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SM7

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SM7

100 rated food businesses operate in SM7. 57 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Banstead Community Centre, Banstead Manor Care Home, Banstead Pantry, Banstead Village Club, Bolters Corner Nursing Home.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SM7

From a sample of 207 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SM7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Reigate and Banstead

Landlines around SM7 typically use:

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What's it like living in SM7?

Postcodes in SM7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.