Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Reigate and Banstead › Neighbourhood Merstham › Postcode RH1 3JN What's changing near RH1 3JN Within 2 km, around Merstham in Reigate and Banstead. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
12 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
11 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.9% like-for-like prices in Merstham, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.1%)
-10% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
12 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
20 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in RH1 3JN itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km 1 storm overflows within 2 km
206 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
19 spill events counted
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 15 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (5 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Merstham Community Hub, Merstham - Energy Storage Facility Planning application in · 200 kW
Jul 2024 Rooftop solar The Royal Alexandra And Albert School, Gatton Park - Solar PV Panels Approved, not yet built · 340 kW
May 2023 Rooftop solar East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue -Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Nov 2025 Battery storage Godstone Fire Station, Fosterdown - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2024 Battery storage Woodhatch Place, Cockshot Hill - Micro Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2024 Battery storage Caterham Bypass - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 12 MW
Sept 2024 Rooftop solar Legal And General Kingswood House, St Monicas Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
May 2023 Battery storage Verge At Succombs Hill, By Wapses Lodge Roundabout - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2024 Solar farm Little Flanchford Farm, Flanchford Road - Solar Energy Planning application in · 20 MW
Nov 2024 Rooftop solar Toyota Limited, Yew Tree Bottom Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 250 kW
Road and street works within 1 km 6 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major Brook Road, Merstham Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027 Major, planned London Road South, Merstham Highway repair and maintenance works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Sept 2027 Major Devon Road, Merstham Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 Standard Bletchingley Road, Merstham Utility asset works · SES WATER (Formerly SUTTON & EAST SURREY WATER COMPANY) · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Minor Wood Street, Merstham Highway repair and maintenance works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Nutfield Road, Merstham Highway repair and maintenance works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Sept 2025 Decided decided May 2022 Pre-application application due March 2027 Pre-application application due March 2028 Decided decided Sept 2014 Decided Silvertown Tunnel Highways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Patteson Court Landfill Site (landfill gas, 2.0 km); Redhill 2 (landfill gas, 2.8 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.