RH4 2ER Mole Valley
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Dorking South. Region: South East.
Streets
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: yes, Dorking. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 39.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 20 AND 22, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 1, WEST STREET, grade II
- 12 AND 14, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 13 AND 15, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 16 AND 18, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 17 AND 19, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 2 to 6, South Street (including frontage on West Street as far west as No 1 West Street), grade II
- 2, WEST STREET, grade II
- 20-26, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 23 AND 24, ROSE HILL, grade II
- 29 AND 31, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 11, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 4, WEST STREET, grade II
- 38 AND 40, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 40-46, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 41-47, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 48-56, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 5 AND 6, WEST STREET, grade II
- 58 AND 60, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 58-61, WEST STREET, grade II
- 62 AND 64, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 7, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 7, WEST STREET, grade II
- 8 AND 10, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 9, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- BULL'S HEAD, grade II
- BUTTER HILL HOUSE ROSE HILL HOUSE, grade II
- DORKING WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
- Former Bell Hotel, grade II
And 9 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 67-68, West Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 94, High Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1AY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Clear's Yard, Vincent Walk, Dorking RH4 2HA: up to 18 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- St Martin's Walk Centre (Upper Floors), Dorking RH4 1UX: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- 145-153 High St, Dorking RH4 1AG, permissioned (300 m)
- Institute Of Further Education, Dene St, Dorking RH4 3EB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Units 1-3, Hart Gardens, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JT: up to 6 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Vine Court, Chalkpit Lane, Dorking RH4 1XG, permissioned (370 m)
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 8 addresses are between 64 m and 67 m above sea level (66 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dorking West 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m |
| Dorking (Deepdene) 506,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Dorking (Main) 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest South Street Dorking | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Boxhill - Burford Bridge Hotel Box Hill | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Martins Walk Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Marlborough Road | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 13.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dorking Medical Practice | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Frith Pharmacy Dorking | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Surrey Dental Specialists | 100 m |
| Hospital | Dorking Community Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | The Police Federation of England and Wales | 7.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Moto - Doncaster Nth, Hatfield | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Meadowbank 7.9 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 20 and 22, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m. 134 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 20 and 22, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north |
| Pippbrook House | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| The Deepdene (including Chart Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km south-east |
| Bowl barrow on Milton Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Glory Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Milton Heath | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| The Nower | Hill | 1.2 km south-west |
| Wet Grove | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-west |
| Long Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 8 |
3 of the postcode's 8 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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 45% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.