RH4 3EF Mole Valley
Live postcode, introduced March 1988. Ward: Dorking North. 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 (24% of about 860 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
- Clear's Yard, Vincent Walk, Dorking RH4 2HA: up to 18 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 67-68, West Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Vine Court, Chalkpit Lane, Dorking RH4 1XG, permissioned (750 m)
- 94, High Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1AY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (780 m)
- St Martin's Walk Centre (Upper Floors), Dorking RH4 1UX: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Units 1-3, Hart Gardens, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JT: up to 6 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- 145-153 High St, Dorking RH4 1AG, permissioned (950 m)
- Institute Of Further Education, Dene St, Dorking RH4 3EB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 24 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 93 addresses are between 61 m and 69 m above sea level (63 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 | 740 m |
| Dorking (Deepdene) 506,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Dorking (Main) 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Sondes Place Drive Dorking | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Boxhill - Burford Bridge Hotel Box Hill | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Martins Walk Car Park | 780 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest 4 Norfolk Road | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 14.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dorking Medical Practice | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest South Street Pharmacy | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Arundel Lodge Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Dorking Community Hospital | 720 m |
| Police station | The Police Federation of England and Wales | 7.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Moto - Doncaster Nth, Hatfield | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.0 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,380 m² | 870 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Meadowbank 7.9 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 780 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow on Milton Heath, a scheduled monument, 620 m south-west. 121 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow on Milton Heath | Scheduled monument | 620 m south-west |
| 20 and 22, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m east |
| Milton Court, Including Attached Forecourt Walls, Balustrading, Terrace, Piers, Urns and Ball Finials | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m west |
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| The Deepdene (including Chart Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Heath | Wood | 530 m south-west |
| The Nower | Hill | 780 m south |
| Bury Hill | Hill | 780 m south-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Clay Copse | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Long Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 93 | 93 |
None of the postcode's 93 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.