Reigate and Banstead

51°14′56″N 0°09′36″W / 51.249°N 0.160°W / 51.249; -0.160

Borough of Reigate and Banstead
Borough and non-metropolitan district
View over Reigate towards the North Downs
Motto:  Never Wonne Ne Never Shall
Reigate and Banstead shown within Surrey
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Surrey
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Reigate
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
• MPs	Chris Coghlan Claire Coutinho Rebecca Paul
Area
• Total	49.8 sq mi (129.1 km2)
• Rank	177th (of 296) Highest point  : Reigate Hill
Population  (2022)
• Total	153,629
• Rank	141st (of 296)
• Density	3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 84.4% White 7.5% Asian 3.7% Mixed 2.9% Black 1.4% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 49.1% Christianity 38.1% no religion 6% not stated 3.1% Islam 2.4% Hinduism 0.5% Buddhism 0.4% other 0.2% Judaism 0.2% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	43UF (ONS) E07000211 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ2840251646

Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Reigate and the borough also includes the towns of Banstead, Horley and Redhill. Parts of the borough are within the Surrey Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Northern parts of the borough, including Banstead, lie inside the M25 motorway which encircles London.

The neighbouring districts are Tandridge, Crawley, Mole Valley, Epsom and Ewell, Sutton and Croydon, the latter two being London boroughs.