RH1 3QA postcode in South Merstham, Surrey

RH1 3QA is a postcode in South Merstham, in the Hooley, Merstham & Netherne ward of Reigate and Banstead. It is in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency and the Surrey police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Reigate and Banstead: 88% Typical price £421,250 Homes sold in RH1 3, last 12 months. ▼ 4.8% on the year before Nearest station Merstham 800 m in a straight line

Where RH1 3QA is, and what is near it

Map of RH1 3QA and what is near it Map of RH1 3QA: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the RH1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RH1 3AP: also in RH1 3RH1 3AR: also in RH1 3RH1 3AS: also in RH1 3RH1 3AU: also in RH1 3RH1 3AX: also in RH1 3RH1 3AY: also in RH1 3RH1 3AZ: also in RH1 3RH1 3BA: also in RH1 3RH1 3BB: also in RH1 3RH1 3BD: also in RH1 3RH1 3BE: also in RH1 3RH1 3BF: also in RH1 3RH1 3BG: also in RH1 3RH1 3BT: also in RH1 3RH1 3DA: also in RH1 3RH1 3DJ: also in RH1 3RH1 3DR: also in RH1 3RH1 3DT: also in RH1 3RH1 3DU: also in RH1 3RH1 3DW: also in RH1 3RH1 3DX: also in RH1 3RH1 3DY: also in RH1 3RH1 3DZ: also in RH1 3RH1 3EA: also in RH1 3RH1 3EB: also in RH1 3RH1 3ED: also in RH1 3RH1 3EE: also in RH1 3RH1 3EF: also in RH1 3RH1 3EG: also in RH1 3RH1 3EH: also in RH1 3RH1 3EJ: also in RH1 3RH1 3EL: also in RH1 3RH1 3EN: also in RH1 3RH1 3EP: also in RH1 3RH1 3ER: also in RH1 3RH1 3ES: also in RH1 3RH1 3ET: also in RH1 3RH1 3EU: also in RH1 3RH1 3EW: also in RH1 3RH1 3EX: also in RH1 3RH1 3EY: also in RH1 3RH1 3EZ: also in RH1 3RH1 3FQ: also in RH1 3RH1 3FR: also in RH1 3RH1 3FS: also in RH1 3RH1 3FU: also in RH1 3RH1 3FY: also in RH1 3RH1 3FZ: also in RH1 3RH1 3GA: also in RH1 3RH1 3GB: also in RH1 3RH1 3GD: also in RH1 3RH1 3GE: also in RH1 3RH1 3GF: also in RH1 3RH1 3GG: also in RH1 3RH1 3GH: also in RH1 3RH1 3GJ: also in RH1 3RH1 3HA: also in RH1 3RH1 3HB: also in RH1 3RH1 3HD: also in RH1 3RH1 3HE: also in RH1 3RH1 3HF: also in RH1 3RH1 3HG: also in RH1 3RH1 3HH: also in RH1 3RH1 3HJ: also in RH1 3RH1 3HL: also in RH1 3RH1 3HN: also in RH1 3RH1 3HP: also in RH1 3RH1 3HQ: also in RH1 3RH1 3HS: also in RH1 3RH1 3HT: also in RH1 3RH1 3HU: also in RH1 3RH1 3HW: also in RH1 3RH1 3HX: also in RH1 3RH1 3HY: also in RH1 3RH1 3JB: also in RH1 3RH1 3JD: also in RH1 3RH1 3JE: also in RH1 3RH1 3JF: also in RH1 3RH1 3JG: also in RH1 3RH1 3JH: also in RH1 3RH1 3JJ: also in RH1 3RH1 3JL: also in RH1 3RH1 3JN: also in RH1 3RH1 3JP: also in RH1 3RH1 3JQ: also in RH1 3RH1 3JR: also in RH1 3RH1 3JS: also in RH1 3RH1 3JT: also in RH1 3RH1 3JU: also in RH1 3RH1 3JW: also in RH1 3RH1 3JX: also in RH1 3RH1 3LB: also in RH1 3RH1 3LD: also in RH1 3RH1 3LG: also in RH1 3RH1 3LH: also in RH1 3RH1 3LJ: also in RH1 3RH1 3LL: also in RH1 3RH1 3LN: also in RH1 3RH1 3LP: also in RH1 3RH1 3LQ: also in RH1 3RH1 3LS: also in RH1 3RH1 3LT: also in RH1 3RH1 3LU: also in RH1 3RH1 3LW: also in RH1 3RH1 3LX: also in RH1 3RH1 3LY: also in RH1 3RH1 3NA: also in RH1 3RH1 3NB: also in RH1 3RH1 3ND: also in RH1 3RH1 3NE: also in RH1 3RH1 3NF: also in RH1 3RH1 3NG: also in RH1 3RH1 3NH: also in RH1 3RH1 3NJ: also in RH1 3RH1 3NL: also in RH1 3RH1 3NN: also in RH1 3RH1 3NQ: also in RH1 3RH1 3NS: also in RH1 3RH1 3NT: also in RH1 3RH1 3NU: also in RH1 3RH1 3NX: also in RH1 3RH1 3NY: also in RH1 3RH1 3NZ: also in RH1 3RH1 3PA: also in RH1 3RH1 3PB: also in RH1 3RH1 3PE: also in RH1 3RH1 3PF: also in RH1 3RH1 3PG: also in RH1 3RH1 3PH: also in RH1 3RH1 3PJ: also in RH1 3RH1 3PL: also in RH1 3RH1 3PN: also in RH1 3RH1 3PP: also in RH1 3RH1 3PQ: also in RH1 3RH1 3PR: also in RH1 3RH1 3PS: also in RH1 3RH1 3PT: also in RH1 3RH1 3PU: also in RH1 3RH1 3PW: also in RH1 3RH1 3PX: also in RH1 3RH1 3QB: also in RH1 3RH1 3QD: also in RH1 3RH1 3QE: also in RH1 3RH1 3QF: also in RH1 3RH1 3QG: also in RH1 3RH1 3QN: also in RH1 3RH1 3QQ: also in RH1 3RH1 3RA: also in RH1 3 Redhill station 2.5 kmSouth Merstham RH1 3QA Map of RH1 3QA and what is near it Map of RH1 3QA: its centre point, with the 182 other postcodes in the RH1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. South Merstham RH1 3QA
  • RH1 3QA
  • Other postcodes in RH1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.2578, longitude -0.1444)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RH1 3QA?

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 RH1 3QA?

Every home and business at RH1 3QA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Reigate and Banstead: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Reigate and Banstead: 98%

The line marks the figure across Reigate and Banstead.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 RH1 3QA?

BinDayBuddy does not read Reigate and Banstead Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council's bin days

Source: 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 RH1 3QA 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 RH1 3QA.

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 RH1 3QA: 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 RH1 3QA is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 07:31 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 07:31 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RH1 3QA?

Homes in RH1 3 sold for a typical £421,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£421,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£442,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £635,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £495,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £430,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £235,000 23 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RH1 district: a typical £428,000 from 569 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in RH1 3QA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in RH1 3QA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 November 2025. The middle sale was £396,700, from £350,000 to £423,750. Across RH1 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £421,250. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 RH1 3QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around RH1 3QA. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (57%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RH1 3QA

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 £3,707 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,567.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,711
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,996
Band Cabout 230 (34%)£2,281
Band Dabout 300 (44%)£2,567
Band Eabout 90 (13%)£3,137
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,707
Band Gwithheld£4,278
Band Hwithheld£5,133

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 57% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 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 RH1 3QA is in (ONS area E01030600), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 RH1 3QA?

The nearest open schools to RH1 3QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RH1 3QA, and how we find them

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 RH1 3QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RH1 3QA is Merstham Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Merstham Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Redhill Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Worsted Green, 287 m away.

More stations near RH1 3QA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RH1 3QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RH1 3QA, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 RH1 3QA?

1 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RH1 3QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Esso EV Charger Charging point · 1 charger 1.0 kmWalk
  • APCOA Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • APCOA Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RH1 3QA?

The nearest to the centre of RH1 3QA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 RH1 3QA?

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.

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 RH1 3QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RH1 3QA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 RH1 3QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RH1 3QA, 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.

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 RH1 3QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of RH1 3QA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 RH1 3QA in a conservation area?

The centre of RH1 3QA 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 RH1 3QA?

Police.uk records 121 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RH1 3QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences44 reports
Anti-social behaviour35 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Other theft9 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports

Also: burglary 3, shoplifting 2, drugs 1, robbery 1, other crime 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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RH1 3QA

Ward
Hooley, Merstham & Netherne
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
South Merstham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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RH1 3PX60 mRH1 3QD80 mRH1 3QB80 mRH1 3PW160 mRH1 3PU170 mRH1 3JF240 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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