Powells Close Dorking, Mole Valley
16 addresses across 3 postcodes (RH4), about 30 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25900962.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 D; Band D in Mole Valley costs £2,520 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dorking West, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 74 to 76 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dorking Medical Practice, about 1.5 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 850 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 45% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 60 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 44 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (8); Bungalow, mid-terrace (4); Bungalow, end-terrace (2). Built: 1991-1995 (7); 1950-1966 (4); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (13); owner-occupied (1).
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 D (35% of about 710 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 74 m and 76 m above sea level (75 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH4 2LR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 2LS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 2LU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dorking West 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Dorking (Deepdene) 506,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Dorking (Main) 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Glory Mead Goodwyns | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Boxhill - Burford Bridge Hotel Box Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | St Martins Walk Car Park | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stubbs Hill | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dorking Medical Practice | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brockwood Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | South Street Dental Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Dorking Community Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | The Police Federation of England and Wales | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Moto - Doncaster Nth, Hatfield | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 26 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George V Playing Field 2.8 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bentsbrook Allotment Gardens 6,580 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood, a scheduled monument, 880 m (0.5 miles) north. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood | Scheduled monument | 880 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Mausoleum to the Hope Family | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| The Deepdene (including Chart Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Glory Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Wet Grove | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Harelands Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| The Nower | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Mill Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 16 |
14 of the street's 16 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 110 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| The Priory Church of England School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Powell Corderoy Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dorking Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Convenience Store RH4 2NJ | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Goodwyns Club RH4 2NB | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2026 |
| North Holmwood Sports Club RH5 4JH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2020 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 32 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Goodwyns Road (16); On or near Rushett Drive (12); On or near Glory Mead (8); On or near Powells Close (7); On or near Lusteds Close (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- RH4 2LU: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
- RH4 2LR: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- RH4 2LS: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Heathers Land · Lusteds Close · Glory Mead · Oak Ridge · Rushett Drive · Elder Way · Bentsbrook Road · Stubs Hill · Howard Road · Rough Rew · Walford Road · Goodwyns Road
All the streets in RH4 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.
- 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.