Neighbourhood · Reigate and Banstead · South East
Horley West
Reigate and Banstead 016 · 6 sub-areas · 12,314 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (72/100)Watch-out: Couples (48/100)Liveability 34/100 · Below medianCommuter neighbourhood
Horley West is a commuter neighbourhood within Reigate and Banstead — train into London runs in around 52 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
34/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Horley West?
A snapshot of Horley West
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,628 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Horley West in Reigate and Banstead
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Horley West?
- The median monthly rent across Horley West is £1,628.
- How safe is Horley West?
- Horley West has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Horley West?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Horley West?
- There are 8 schools within 2 km of Horley West, of which 38% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 5896 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Horley West?
- The most common council tax band in Horley West is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,787. Council tax is set by Reigate and Banstead council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Horley West to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Horley West to central London is approximately 52 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Horley West?
- 100% of premises in Horley West are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Horley West?
- Horley West sits in IMD decile 7 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Horley West?
- 72% of households in Horley West are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Horley West?
- The average property price across Reigate and Banstead (the local authority covering Horley West) is approximately £473,397, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Horley West a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.44 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £40,014.)
- Which local areas are part of Horley West?
- Horley West contains 6 local areas: Reigate and Banstead 016D, Reigate and Banstead 016C, Reigate and Banstead 016B, Reigate and Banstead 016F, Reigate and Banstead 016G…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Horley West
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Horley West?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Horley West is £1,628. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Horley West a safe place to live?
- Horley West has a safety score of 79/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Horley West?
- 38% of schools within 2 km of Horley West are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Horley West?
- Public-transport commute time from Horley West to central London is approximately 52 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Horley West different from the rest of Reigate and Banstead?
- Horley West contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Horley West rank in Reigate and Banstead?
- Horley West scores 34/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Reigate and Banstead, see the Cities table on the Reigate and Banstead page.
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