CR5 3LB postcode in Chipstead and Woodmansterne, Surrey
CR5 3LB is a postcode in Chipstead and Woodmansterne, in the Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne ward of Reigate and Banstead. It is in the Reigate parliamentary constituency and the Surrey police force area, and has been in use since July 1990.
Where CR5 3LB is, and what is near it
- CR5 3LB
- Other postcodes in CR5 3: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3094, longitude -0.1564)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after CR5 3LB?
- Reigate and BansteadDistrict council Reigate and Banstead: bins, council tax, planning
- SurreyCounty council Surrey: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CR5 3LB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- SurreyPolice force area
- ReigateParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Rebecca Paul (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Rebecca Paul
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at CR5 3LB?
Every home and business at CR5 3LB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at CR5 3LB?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CR5 3LB.
Check the bin days for CR5 3LB on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is CR5 3LB at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CR5 3LB.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Reigate and Banstead
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CR5 3LB: 2,075 properties in Reigate and Banstead are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Reigate and Banstead
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of CR5 3LB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CR5 3LB?
Homes in CR5 3 sold for a typical £590,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, down 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £922,775 34 sales
- Semi-detached £587,500 38 sales
- Terraced £470,000 17 sales
- Flat or maisonette £325,000 10 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CR5 district: a typical £552,000 from 303 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in CR5 3LB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CR5 3LB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near CR5 3LB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around CR5 3LB. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (54%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Reigate and Banstead for 2026‑27: £2,567. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,711 (band A) to £5,133 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,707.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (1%) | £1,711 |
| Band B | fewer than 5 | £1,996 |
| Band C | about 40 (6%) | £2,281 |
| Band D | about 100 (15%) | £2,567 |
| Band E | about 100 (15%) | £3,137 |
| Band F | about 210 (31%) | £3,707 |
| Band G | about 190 (28%) | £4,278 |
| Band H | about 20 (3%) | £5,133 |
When the homes were built
- Withheld Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 54% 1919 to 1939
- 13% 1945 to 1964
- 2% 1965 to 1982
- 10% 1983 to 1999
- 10% 2000 to 2009
- 5% 2010 to 2019
- 6% 2020 or later
Averages for Reigate and Banstead before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CR5 3LB is in (ONS area E01030568), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near CR5 3LB?
The nearest open schools to CR5 3LB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to CR5 3LB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CR5 3LB is Chipstead Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.
- Chipstead Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Woodmansterne Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near CR5 3LB, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CR5 3LB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CR5 3LB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Bramley Avenue Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 020 8660 0193 1.8 kmCycle
- Old Coulsdon Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01737 558288 2.7 kmCycle
- Longcroft Clinic Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2025 · Phone 01737 359332 3.1 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near CR5 3LB?
The nearest charging points to the centre of CR5 3LB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Parkable Charging point · 10 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
- BP Pulse Charging point · 6 chargers 1.8 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near CR5 3LB?
The nearest to the centre of CR5 3LB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Coulsdon Dental Practice Phone 020 8668 2607 1.7 kmCycle
- Mydentist - Chipstead Valley Road - Coulsdon Phone 020 8668 6870 1.7 kmCycle
- Coulsdon Dental Clinic Phone 07496 595911 2.1 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to CR5 3LB?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- The Royal Marsden - Sutton Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report January 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8642 6011 4.5 kmCycle
- Purley War Memorial Hospital Phone 020 8401 3000 4.5 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near CR5 3LB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CR5 3LB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Ballater House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2025 · Phone 01737 555568 350 mWalk
- Croftdown House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01737 552100 700 mWalk
- The White House Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01737 553230 950 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near CR5 3LB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CR5 3LB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Valley Pharmacy Mon to Thu 9am to 6:30pm; Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01737 555632 1.2 kmWalk
- Infohealth Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 4pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 8660 1406 1.7 kmCycle
- Boots, 118-120 Brighton Road Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm 1.8 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near CR5 3LB?
The nearest vets to the centre of CR5 3LB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Wingrave Veterinary Surgery 1.1 kmWalk
- Anwell Veterinary Centre Phone +44 20 8668 6151 2.4 kmCycle
- Priory Veterinary Surgeon 3.3 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is CR5 3LB in a conservation area?
The centre of CR5 3LB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near CR5 3LB?
Police.uk records 59 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CR5 3LB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: criminal damage and arson 1, other theft 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CR5 3LB
- Ward
- Chipstead, Kingswood & Woodmansterne
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Chipstead and Woodmansterne
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- July 1990
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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