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Thinking of living at RH1 6LS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Dovers Green School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Reigate Parish Church Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Hatchlands Primary | Primary | 1.3 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Earlswood Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Reigate School | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 52.4 · 15.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Carrington School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 13.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Royal Alexandra and Albert School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 53.2 · 15% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Merstham Park School | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dunottar School | Independent | 500 m | 28% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reigate Grammar School | Independent | 1.3 km | 71.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Micklefield School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Dunottar School | 500 m | 12 |
| Cricket | The Ring | 790 m | 8 |
| Football | 9v9 | 750 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Dunottar School | 500 m | 4 |
| Squash | Donyngs Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Half Pipe | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Golf | Reigate Heath Golf Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Battlebridge Recreation Ground | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Meadvale Yoga | 230 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Abinger Drive Multi Use Games Area | 520 m | 1 |
| Pilates | House of Reformer | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Dance | Fame of Surrey | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Ballet | Fame of Surrey | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Cycling | South Park Pump Track | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Bmx | South Park Skate and BMX Park | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Redhill Amateur Boxing Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Earlswood (Surrey), about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 352k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is The Old Oak, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 32); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 32 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St John's Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Reigate Priory Community Junior School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Reigate School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 52.4 · 15.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Bede's School (3.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington High School for Girls (14 km) and Nonsuch High School for Girls (14.4 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Group, 850 m away; Woodhatch Community Fridge (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parkview Back Pain & Sports Injury Centre (1.0 km), with Townsend Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Mon Amie is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is East Surrey Hospital, 2.8 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Woodhatch Community Centre is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and The Old Oak the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
14 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Independent |
| 2.3 km |
| – |
Every primary near RH1 6LS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The nearest park is Earlswood Common, 600 m away; for exercise, Meadvale Yoga (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 8.2 km away.
Most households own their home, 9% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.