Byron Close Great Bookham, Mole Valley
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (KT23), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25902141.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £1,260,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Mole Valley costs £2,520 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 78% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bookham, about 490 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 50 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Eastwick Park Med.pract., about 510 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 57% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £1,260,000 | £1,260,000 | £1,260,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £692,500 | £692,500 | £692,500 |
| 2009 | 2 | £462,500 | £245,000 | £680,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £580,000 | £580,000 | £580,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2021 | 4 KT23 3AD | Detached | £1,260,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2010 | 4 KT23 3AD | Detached | £692,500 | |
| 17 Dec 2009 | 3 KT23 3AD | Detached | £680,000 | New build. |
| 18 Mar 2009 | 2 KT23 3AD | Detached | £245,000 | New build. |
| 21 Dec 2006 | 1 KT23 3AD | Detached | £580,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 215 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 2003-2006 (1); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 street: most are in band G (25% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- 242, Lower Road, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4DE: up to 7 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- Fairfield House, 24, High Street, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4AG: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| KT23 3AD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| KT23 3LB | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 50 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT23 3AD | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| KT23 3LB | 100% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bookham 212,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Effingham Junction 243,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Leatherhead 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lime Tree Close Little Bookham | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Boxhill - Burford Bridge Hotel Box Hill | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Weybridge Ferry Landing | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Sure Parking | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 22 Mill Close | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 20.4 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eastwick Park Med.pract. | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Surrey Dentist | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Leatherhead Community Hospital | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | The Police Federation of England and Wales | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Patrick Gardner, Bookham Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 820 m (0.5 miles) south. 39 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Bookham Common | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Little Bookham Common | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Oaken Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Herons Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Hawk's Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Icehouse Combe | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Mole Valley: see them on the Mole Valley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwick Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eastwick Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Great Bookham School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Oakfield Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fetcham Village Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Polesden Lacey Infant Academy | Primary | 0–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Howard of Effingham School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Railway Stop KT23 3JG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 May 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Merrylands Farm (2); On or near Lime Tree Close (2); On or near Park/Open Space (1); On or near Squirrels Green (1); On or near Park Way (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Sharon Close · Fiona Close · Lime Tree Close · Squirrels Green · Edenside Road · Elmcroft · Park Way · Church Road · Murrells Walk · The Park · Parklands · Greathurst End
All the streets in KT23 and across Mole Valley.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.