KT21 2LS Mole Valley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashtead Lanes & Common. Region: South East.
Streets
- Barnett Wood Lane, Ashtead: 18 addresses
- Harriotts Lane, Ashtead: 2 addresses
- Caen Wood Road, Ashtead: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Mole Valley in 2026-27: Band D £2,520 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,680 | £1,960 | £2,240 | £2,520 | £3,080 | £3,640 | £4,200 | £5,040 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (45% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Red House, 43, Skinners Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2NN: up to 11 homes, permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashtead 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Leatherhead 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Oxshott 449,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Harriots Lane Ashtead | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tadworth - The Avenue | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ditton Island Ferry Landing Thames Ditton | 9.3 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest 5 South View Road | 660 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 20.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Molebridge Practice | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Buckley Pharmacy | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ottways Lane (Dental Surgery) | 760 m |
| Hospital | Ashtead Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | The Police Federation of England and Wales | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Kingscroft | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Wood Field 6.0 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 780 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.6 ha | 810 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Barnett Wood Lane.