Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
Reigate and Banstead Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading Reigate and Banstead prices and rents.
Jan 2025-Dec 2025 / ASHE 2025
Reigate and Banstead wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
159,134
ONS 2024
Median resident annual pay
£47,798
Reigate and Banstead
Median resident weekly pay
£919
Full-time employees
Employment rate
79.9%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
3.2%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
Reigate and Banstead looks relatively strong on the latest ONS/Nomis labour-market data, with a resident population of 159,134 in 2024. That population context matters because it points to a sizeable local base of workers and households, which can shape the earnings profile seen in the area.