This affluent suburb of Surrey is located in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead, and sits between central Banstead and Tattenham Corner. The area has many open green spaces such as Nork Park, Tattenham Recreation Ground or local Banstead Common, as well as numerous golf courses. Predominantely a rural area, and with quiet streets lined with large detached interwar homes, living in Nork can be a tranquil experience for its residents, many of whom travel into London from the conveniently located Banstead station. With a good number of schools nearby and easy transport to the city, the neighbourhood is becoming increasingly popular with well-to-do commuting families looking for an escape from the hustle and bustle.

The name Nork is said be derived from an old English word “nook” which means a tranquil corner, and which refers to the area’s peaceful reputation. In the 18th and 19th century, Nork was considered an agricultural hamlet of the local Banstead. The Buckle family were owners of Burgh Manor from the 1614 to 1847. The Nork Residents Association, established in 1925, arrange community events in the area and published the Nork Quarterly magazine, but pride themselves on being non-political.

Nork Park Rangers Football Club were established in 2011, but have rapidly expanded to become the largest football club in Banstead. Tumble Beacon is one of the UK’s largest Bowl Barrows (a Neolithic burial monument) and is located to the south of the neighbourhood.

Despite Banstead station’s convenient access line into central London, its 17-mile distance from the inner city means that travel can be incredibly expensive, especially if one is commuting at peak times.

Reigate and Bastead Council have invested £10 million to provide new homes for its residents. That said, the focus for new housing provision was concentrated in Redhill, to the south of Banstead. of the 77 new homes completed between 2021-2022, only three were developed in Banstead by the council. That said, plans were recently unveiled for affordable extra care housing on the site of a former day centre in Banstead. The County Council is seeking a developer for the initiative and if completed it would provide around 50 one and two-bedroom flats on the site of the former Bentley day centre, with care and support on hand for residents if needed. Aside from this, development in the area is rather slow but normally takes on a scale, size and form that harmonises with the rest of the neighbourhood, more specifically detached and semi-detached housing.