RH4 2NB Mole Valley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 D (44% of about 710 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 33 addresses are between 73 m and 77 m above sea level (75 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 (Deepdene) 506,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Dorking West 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Dorking (Main) 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Harvest Community Church Goodwyns | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Boxhill - Burford Bridge Hotel Box Hill | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | St Martins Walk Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Stubbs Hill | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 12.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dorking Medical Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Brockwood Pharmacy | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Street Dental Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Dorking Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | The Police Federation of England and Wales | 9.0 km |
| Cash machines | Moto - Doncaster Nth, Hatfield | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 26 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George V Playing Field 2.8 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bentsbrook Allotment Gardens 6,580 m² | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Mausoleum to the Hope Family, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m north-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Mausoleum to the Hope Family | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood | Scheduled monument | 580 m north |
| The Deepdene (including Chart Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 800 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Glory Wood | Wood | 570 m north |
| Wet Grove | Wood | 580 m north-east |
| Charlwood Copse | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| The Nower | Hill | 1.7 km west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km west |
| Mill Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 33 |
21 of the postcode's 33 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | under 1% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.