RH6 8JA postcode in Salfords, Surrey

RH6 8JA is a postcode in Salfords, in the Horley East & Salfords ward of Reigate and Banstead. It is in the Dorking and Horley parliamentary constituency and the Surrey police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 2 of 62 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at RH6 8JA can get it Across Reigate and Banstead: 88% Typical price £440,000 Homes sold in RH6 8, last 12 months. ▲ 3.5% on the year before Nearest station Salfords (Surrey) 1.4 km in a straight line

Where RH6 8JA is, and what is near it

Map of RH6 8JA and what is near it Map of RH6 8JA: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the RH6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RH6 8AW: also in RH6 8RH6 8BN: also in RH6 8RH6 8GB: also in RH6 8RH6 8GE: also in RH6 8RH6 8GF: also in RH6 8RH6 8GJ: also in RH6 8RH6 8GL: also in RH6 8RH6 8GQ: also in RH6 8RH6 8GR: also in RH6 8RH6 8GS: also in RH6 8RH6 8GT: also in RH6 8RH6 8GW: also in RH6 8RH6 8GZ: also in RH6 8RH6 8HP: also in RH6 8RH6 8HS: also in RH6 8RH6 8HT: also in RH6 8RH6 8HU: also in RH6 8RH6 8HZ: also in RH6 8RH6 8JX: also in RH6 8RH6 8JY: also in RH6 8RH6 8JZ: also in RH6 8RH6 8LB: also in RH6 8RH6 8LD: also in RH6 8RH6 8LE: also in RH6 8RH6 8LF: also in RH6 8RH6 8LG: also in RH6 8RH6 8LH: also in RH6 8RH6 8LL: also in RH6 8RH6 8LN: also in RH6 8RH6 8LP: also in RH6 8RH6 8LQ: also in RH6 8RH6 8LR: also in RH6 8RH6 8LS: also in RH6 8RH6 8LT: also in RH6 8RH6 8LU: also in RH6 8RH6 8LW: also in RH6 8RH6 8LX: also in RH6 8RH6 8NB: also in RH6 8RH6 8ND: also in RH6 8RH6 8NF: also in RH6 8RH6 8NN: also in RH6 8RH6 8NP: also in RH6 8RH6 8NQ: also in RH6 8RH6 8NR: also in RH6 8RH6 8NS: also in RH6 8RH6 8NT: also in RH6 8RH6 8NU: also in RH6 8RH6 8PP: also in RH6 8RH6 8PR: also in RH6 8RH6 8PS: also in RH6 8RH6 8QA: also in RH6 8RH6 8QQ: also in RH6 8RH6 8SU: also in RH6 8RH6 8SW: also in RH6 8RH6 8SX: also in RH6 8RH6 8SY: also in RH6 8RH6 8SZ: also in RH6 8RH6 8TB: also in RH6 8RH6 8TD: also in RH6 8RH6 8TE: also in RH6 8RH6 8TF: also in RH6 8RH6 8TG: also in RH6 8RH6 8TH: also in RH6 8RH6 8TJ: also in RH6 8RH6 8TN: also in RH6 8RH6 8TP: also in RH6 8RH6 8TQ: also in RH6 8RH6 8TR: also in RH6 8RH6 8TS: also in RH6 8RH6 8TT: also in RH6 8RH6 8TU: also in RH6 8RH6 8TW: also in RH6 8RH6 8TX: also in RH6 8RH6 8TZ: also in RH6 8RH6 8UA: also in RH6 8RH6 8UB: also in RH6 8RH6 8UD: also in RH6 8 School 1.3 kmReigate Valley College 2.1 kmGP 5.0 kmHorley West & Sidlow RH6 8JA Map of RH6 8JA and what is near it Map of RH6 8JA: its centre point, with the 269 other postcodes in the RH6 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 5.0 kmHorley West & Sidlow RH6 8JA
  • RH6 8JA
  • Other postcodes in RH6 8: 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 51.1947, longitude -0.1796)

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 RH6 8JA?

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 RH6 8JA?

19% of the homes and businesses at RH6 8JA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RH6 8JA 0% Reigate and Banstead 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RH6 8JA 19% Reigate and Banstead 98%
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 RH6 8JA?

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 RH6 8JA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 62 homes and businesses at RH6 8JA. 2 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 more at a lower risk.

62 homes and businesses at RH6 8JA High: 2Low: 1Not in an area at risk: 59

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 RH6 8JA: 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 RH6 8JA 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 postcode

Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RH6 8JA?

Homes in RH6 8 sold for a typical £440,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 144 sales, up 3.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£440,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£425,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £526,250 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £450,000 55 sales
  • Terraced £375,000 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £260,000 25 sales

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

Across the whole RH6 district: a typical £426,750 from 420 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 RH6 8JA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RH6 8JA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 November 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at RH6 8JA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at RH6 8JA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RH6 8JA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around RH6 8JA. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (22%). 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 RH6 8JA

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 D, the most common, is £2,567.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,711
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,996
Band Cabout 30 (4%)£2,281
Band Dabout 180 (26%)£2,567
Band Eabout 150 (22%)£3,137
Band Fabout 130 (19%)£3,707
Band Gabout 150 (22%)£4,278
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,133

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 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 RH6 8JA is in (ONS area E01030628), 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 RH6 8JA?

The nearest open schools to RH6 8JA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RH6 8JA, 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 RH6 8JA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RH6 8JA is Salfords (Surrey) Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Salfords (Surrey) Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Horley Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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 RH6 8JA, 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 RH6 8JA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RH6 8JA, 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 RH6 8JA?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RH6 8JA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle
  • Victoria Road Car Park Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 2.8 kmCycle
  • Victoria Road Car Park Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 2.8 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near RH6 8JA?

The nearest to the centre of RH6 8JA, 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 RH6 8JA?

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 RH6 8JA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RH6 8JA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Wood Close Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01293 826200 1.0 kmWalk
  • Greensand House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 01737 933011 1.9 kmCycle
  • Woodcroft Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01737 241821 2.1 kmCycle

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 RH6 8JA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RH6 8JA, 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 RH6 8JA?

The nearest vets to the centre of RH6 8JA 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 RH6 8JA in a conservation area?

The centre of RH6 8JA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 RH6 8JA?

Police.uk records 43 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RH6 8JA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Other theft4 reports
Drugs4 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: public order 2, burglary 2, shoplifting 2, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 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 RH6 8JA

Ward
Horley East & Salfords
Parish
Salfords and Sidlow
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Salfords
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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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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