Observatory Walk, Redhill, RH1 1HL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding RH1 1HL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56.1%	52.5%	-3.6%	51.0%	1.5%
Male	43.9%	47.5%	3.6%	49.0%	-1.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	45.7%	36.7%	-9.0%	37.9%	-1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	28.3%	50.4%	22.1%	44.2%	6.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	6.8%	2.4%	-4.4%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	14.2%	8.1%	-6.1%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	5%	1.8%	-3.2%	6.1%	-4.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.9%	54.3%	5.4%	48.4%	5.9%
Good health	34.2%	35.6%	1.4%	33.6%	2.0%
Fair health	12.2%	7%	-5.2%	12.7%	-5.7%
Bad health	3.6%	1.8%	-1.8%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 54.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.4%	12.8%	-3.6%	18.2%	-5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	8.4%	-5.8%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	6%	-8.2%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	3.6%	1.3%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	11%	2.3%	16.9%	-5.9%
Degree or Similar	32.9%	54.3%	21.4%	33.8%	20.5%
Other	11.4%	3.9%	-7.5%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.1%	3.2%	2.1%	1.1%	2.1%
Chinese	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	3.2%	29.4%	26.2%	3.1%	26.3%
Pakistani	3.6%	2.9%	-0.7%	2.7%	0.2%
Other Asian	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	11.2%	9.5%	-1.7%	2.5%	7.0%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	0.2%	-2.0%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%
White	68%	43.7%	-24.3%	81.4%	-37.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0%	3.6%	3.6%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.9%	43.7%	-23.2%	83.2%	-39.5%
European Union	8.6%	9.3%	0.7%	6.1%	3.2%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	11.5%	10.9%	-0.6%	2.7%	8.2%
Middle East and Asia	9.7%	33%	23.3%	5.6%	27.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	2.5%	1.1%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 14.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.8%	43.5%	-22.3%	83.2%	-39.7%
10+ Years	7.9%	14.6%	6.7%	9.8%	4.8%
5-10 Years	4.7%	8.3%	3.6%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	12.2%	17.3%	5.1%	2.2%	15.1%
Less than 2 years	9.4%	16.2%	6.8%	1.9%	14.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.3%	76.7%	-29.4%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Southern Asia	25.2%	1.2%	24.0%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.6%	37.2%	-18.6%
Christian	44.9%	46.2%	-1.3%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	16.6%	1.7%	14.9%
Muslim	13.2%	6.5%	6.7%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Observatory Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Observatory Walk was 202.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 623.1% higher than the Meadvale & St John's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Observatory Walk has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Meadvale & St John's and the 29th highest crime rate of 440 local areas in Reigate and Banstead .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 90.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in RH1 1HL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Observatory Walk are based on 37 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Reigate And Banstead.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Observatory Walk, Redhill, RH1 1HL

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH1 1HL

Average Price
£313,610

Semi-Detached
£321,575

Terraced
£350,060

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£215,287

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Observatory Walk

Average Price
£314,528

Semi-Detached
£346,594

Terraced
£354,518

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£215,273

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Observatory WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Observatory Walk, Redhill, Surrey Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2025-02-21	£391,154
18 Observatory Walk, Redhill, Surrey Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2023-10-20	£155,938
51 Observatory Walk, Redhill, Surrey Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£387,000	2022-10-04	£385,130
47 Observatory Walk, Redhill, Surrey Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2022-09-17	£253,196
46 Observatory Walk, Redhill, Surrey Terraced, an established residential building	£307,000	2021-07-14	£352,790

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH1 1HL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	163
Part-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	23
Self-Employed	23
Unemployed	22
Retired	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Other	15
Student (economically inactive)	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Financial and insurance activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	11
Information and communication	9
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Other	5
Education	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Redhill Linkfield Lane , RH1 1DU	3out of 4	412 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hatchlands Primary Hatchlands Road , RH1 6AT	- not rated	670 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's CofE Primary School Linkfield Lane , RH1 1JF	1out of 4	673 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wray Common Primary School Kendal Close , RH2 0LR	3out of 4	873 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Earlswood Infant and Nursery School St John's Road , RH1 6DZ	3out of 4	1,180 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Carrington School Noke Drive , RH1 4AD	2out of 4	1,000 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's School Carlton Road , RH1 2LQ	4out of 4	1,357 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Reigate School Pendleton Road , RH2 7NT	4out of 4	2,327 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Merstham Park School Taynton Drive , RH1 3PU	- not rated	3,257 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Surrey College Gatton Point , London Road RH1 2JX	- not rated	1,946 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Reigate College Castlefield Road , RH2 0SD	- not rated	2,223 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royal Alexandra and Albert School Gatton Park , RH2 0TD	3out of 4	2,701 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dunottar School High Trees Road , RH2 7EL	- not rated	1,284 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Reigate Grammar School Reigate Road , RH2 0QS	- not rated	1,534 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brooklands School - Split Site 27 Wray Park Road , RH2 0DF	3out of 4	1,907 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Micklefield School 10 Somers Road , RH2 9DU	- not rated	2,594 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cornfield School 53 Hanworth Road , RH1 5HS	- not rated	2,964 yd	Other independent special school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Everest Spice	39 Holland Close, Redhill	54 yd
Mooboo	43 High Street, Redhill	205 yd
Movie Mug	23 The Belfry, Station Road	221 yd
Wacky Kingdom	39 - 40 The Belfry, Station Road	221 yd
Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd At Willis Towers Watson	Towers Wyatt, Westgate	224 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Junction	1 High Street, Redhill	243 yd
The Garland	5 Brighton Road, Redhill	285 yd
Brooklyn Bar And Billiards	9 Queensway, Redhill	366 yd
The Sun	17-21 London Road, Redhill	397 yd
Toby Carvery	2 Redstone Hill, Redhill	435 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
KFC	4 - 5 Berkeley House, 51 High Street	189 yd
Domino's Pizza	37 High Street, Redhill	189 yd
Da Flame Grill	The Pavement, 1 - 3 Grovehill Road	217 yd
Subway	29 High Street, Redhill	243 yd
Yum Yum Wheels	23 - 25 High Street, Redhill	251 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	11 The Belfry, High Street	234 yd
Tesco Stores Limited	Tesco, 2 Marketfield Way	366 yd
Sainsburys	32 London Road, Redhill	422 yd
Iceland Foods Limited	Iceland Frozen Foods Limited, 21 London Road	448 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Curves (Redhill) CROMWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	223 yd
Lifeline Fitness (Redhill) (Closed) 3rd Floor 3rd Floor	health and fitness suite	349 yd
Donyngs Leisure Centre LINKFIELD LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	526 yd
The Gym (Redhill) LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	537 yd
St Josephs Catholic Primary School LINKFIELD LANE	artificial grass pitch	567 yd
Donyngs Indoor Bowls Club LINKFIELD LANE	indoor bowls	697 yd
Redhill Memorial Park MEMORIAL PARK MEMORIAL PARK LONDON ROAD	tennis courts	720 yd
Warwick School NOKE DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	901 yd
Wray Common Primary School KENDAL CLOSE	grass pitches, swimming pool	965 yd
Redhill Lawn Tennis Club LINKFIELD LANE	tennis courts	1,014 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	71.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	100.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of RH1 1HL