RH4 1QD Mole Valley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dorking South. Region: South East.
Streets
- Spital Heath, Dorking: 19 addresses
- Reigate Road, Brockham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Spital Heath, Pixham: 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 (28% of about 890 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Magistrates Court, London Road, Dorking RH4 1SX, permissioned (270 m)
- 46-48 Lincoln Rd, Dorking RH4 1TD, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Land adj. to Deepdene Station & Federated House, Lincoln Road, Dorking: up to 23 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Deepdene Lodge, Deepdene Avenue, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4FZ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Ashcombe House, London Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1TA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 207-213 High St, Dorking RH4 1RU, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 145-153 High St, Dorking RH4 1AG, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Units 1-3, Hart Gardens, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JT: up to 6 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 60 m and 73 m above sea level (67 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dorking (Deepdene) 506,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Dorking (Main) 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Dorking West 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spital Heath Pippbrook | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Boxhill - Burford Bridge Hotel Box Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | St Martins Walk Car Park | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest London Road | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medwyn Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medwyn Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longborough Dental Surgery | 140 m |
| Hospital | Dorking Community Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | The Police Federation of England and Wales | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rontec - Pippbrook Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,470 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pippbrook House, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m west. 66 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pippbrook House | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m west |
| Pixham Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) west |
| 20 and 22, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| The Deepdene (including Chart Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Bowl barrow on Box Hill, 250m north-west of Boxhurst | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Box Hill Fort: a London mobilisation centre | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Betchworth Park | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| The Glory Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Wet Grove | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Box Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Juniper Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 21 |
14 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Spital Heath.