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Thinking of living at RH1 6PU? 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 | 450 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Earlswood Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Earlswood Junior School | Primary | 850 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Hatchlands Primary | Primary | 900 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Carrington School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 45 · 13.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reigate School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 52.4 · 15.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 57.9 · 22% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dunottar School | Independent | 800 m | 28% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reigate Grammar School | Independent | 1.7 km | 71.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Micklefield School | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
Every primary near RH1 6PU, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Dunottar School | 800 m | 13 |
| Cricket | The Ring | 890 m | 8 |
| Football | Astro | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Dunottar School | 800 m | 5 |
| Squash | Donyngs Leisure Centre | 990 m | 3 |
| Athletics | Battlebridge Recreation Ground | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Half Pipe | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Golf | Reigate Hill Golf Club | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Abinger Drive Multi Use Games Area | 700 m | 1 |
| Dance | Fame of Surrey | 890 m | 1 |
| Ballet | Fame of Surrey | 890 m | 1 |
| Boxing | Redhill Amateur Boxing Club | 970 m | 1 |
| Yoga | Meadvale Yoga | 990 m | 1 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Redhill Bowling Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Pilates | House of Reformer | 1.9 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: 55% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Earlswood (Surrey), about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 352k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Woodlands Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 435); 51 departures an hour from the 9 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 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 30 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St John's Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Reigate Priory Community Junior School (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Carrington School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 45 · 13.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Bede's School (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington High School for Girls (12.8 km) and Nonsuch High School for Girls (13.3 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 900 m away, with Holborns closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodlands Road Medical Centre (200 m), with Garlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Samantha James is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is East Surrey Hospital, 3.2 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 42 restaurants and cafés and 17 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Trishala is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Marquis Of Granby Public House the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 85 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 36% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Reigate Town Centre, Chart Lane).
There are 89 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 31% detached houses.
28 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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The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 129 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Earlswood Common, 950 m away; for exercise, Redhill Amateur Boxing Club (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 9.3 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 55% of adults have a degree.
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.