Westcott Road Dorking, Mole Valley
224 addresses across 14 postcodes (RH4), about 350 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 25901331.
- Energy: 83 homes have an energy certificate (B: 12, C: 26, D: 21, E: 22, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 12 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 D; Band D in Mole Valley costs £2,520 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 33% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dorking West, about 550 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 56 to 64 m above sea level.
- Noise: 159 of its 225 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dorking Medical Practice, about 370 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 153 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
83 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 65 m². Most common: Flat (48); House, end-terrace (11); House, semi-detached (7). Built: before 1900 (47); 1930 (11); 1996-2002 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (34); rented (private) (22); rented (social) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (51 addresses)
- 2 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 3 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 3, Roses Cottages, West Street
- 4 Roses Cottages, West Street
- 5 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 6, Roses Cottages, West Street
- 6a West Street
- 7 Roses Cottages, West Street
- 8 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 8b, West Street
- 8c, West Street
- 9 Roses Cottages, West Street
- 10 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 10, Roses Cottages, West Street
- 11 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 12 Roses Cottages, West Street
- 12 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 12-13a West Street
- 13 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 13, Roses Cottages, West Street
- 14 Roses Cottages, West Street
- 14a, West Street
- 15 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 15a, West Street
- 16 Roses Cottages, West Street
- 16 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 16b, West Street
- 17 The Old Fire Station, West Street
- 21a, West Street
- 21b, West Street
- 32, West Street
- 32a West Street
- 42a West Street
- 43b West Street
- 53b West Street
- 55, Church Street
- 64A West Street
- 65A West Street
- First Floor Flat, 38 West Street
- Flat, 41, West Street
- Flat 1, 5, West Street
- Flat 1, 47, West Street
- Flat 1, 55-56, West Street
- Flat 1, 57 West Street
- Flat 2, 5, West Street
- Flat 2, 47, West Street
- Flat 2, 55-56, West Street
- Flat 8 Rose Court, Junction Road
- Flat 9 Rose Court, Junction Road
- The Barracuda Loft, 62b, West Street
- The Loft, 8 West Street
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (35% of about 1,840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Dorking. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 30.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 1, WEST STREET, grade II
- 11, WEST STREET, grade II
- 12 AND 14, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 12-15, WEST STREET, grade II
- 13 AND 15, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 16A, WEST 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
- 22 AND 23, WEST STREET, grade II
- 24, WEST STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 11, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 4, WEST STREET, grade II
- 5 AND 6, WEST STREET, grade II
- 50-52, WEST STREET, grade II
- 54, WEST STREET, grade II
- 55 AND 56, WEST STREET, grade II
- 58-61, WEST STREET, grade II
- 7, WEST STREET, grade II
- 8 AND 10, SOUTH STREET, grade II
- 8A, WEST STREET, grade II
- 9 AND 10, WEST STREET, grade II
- CLARENDON HOUSE, grade II
- Former Bell Hotel, grade II
- PUMP (BEFORE NOS 2 TO 6), grade II
- THE KING'S ARMS, grade II
- THE VICARAGE, grade II
- WEST LODGE, grade II
- WEST STREET HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Clear's Yard, Vincent Walk, Dorking RH4 2HA: up to 18 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 67-68, West Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1BW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Vine Court, Chalkpit Lane, Dorking RH4 1XG, permissioned (330 m)
- 94, High Street, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1AY: up to 5 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- St Martin's Walk Centre (Upper Floors), Dorking RH4 1UX: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Units 1-3, Hart Gardens, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1JT: up to 6 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 145-153 High St, Dorking RH4 1AG, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Institute Of Further Education, Dene St, Dorking RH4 3EB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 29 September 2026 to 30 September 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 7 September 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 28 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 28 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 28 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 28 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 21 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH4 1BL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH4 1BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 6 | unlikely |
| RH4 1BU | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 5 / 8 | unlikely |
| RH4 1BY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH4 1QL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH4 1DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH4 1QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH4 1DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH4 1QH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH4 1DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH4 3HA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH4 1AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| RH4 1DG | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| RH4 1DN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 225 addresses are between 56 m and 64 m above sea level (59 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH4 1AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 1BL | 100% | 79% | 79% | 0% |
| RH4 1BS | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| RH4 1BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 1BY | 100% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| RH4 1DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 1DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 1DD | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| RH4 1DG | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| RH4 1DN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 1QH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 1QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 1QL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH4 3HA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dorking West 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Dorking (Deepdene) 506,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Dorking (Main) 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Street Dorking | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Boxhill - Burford Bridge Hotel Box Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Martins Walk Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 7A Meadowbrook Road | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dorking Medical Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Frith Pharmacy Dorking | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Arundel Lodge Dental Surgery | 130 m |
| Hospital | Dorking Community Hospital | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | The Police Federation of England and Wales | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moto - Doncaster Nth, Hatfield | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Meadowbank 7.9 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 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*), 300 m east. 130 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 20 and 22, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m east |
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m east |
| Pippbrook House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow on Milton Heath | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| The Deepdene (including Chart Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Heath | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| The Nower | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Bury Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| The Glory Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Long Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 67 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 50 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 34 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 66 | 225 |
159 of the street's 225 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorking Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 70 m | 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 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 340 m | No published inspection |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Priory Church of England School | Secondary | 11–16 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Powell Corderoy Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Ashcombe School | Secondary | 11–18 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | 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 |
| Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Willow RH4 1BU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 10 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| The Star RH4 1BU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 20 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| The Old House RH4 1BY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 30 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| The Kings Arms RH4 1BU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Grove House Club RH4 1BU | Other catering premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2025 |
| The New Fountain Garden RH4 1BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Dorking Brasserie RH4 3HB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Putty Cakes RH4 1BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Dorking United Reformed Church RH4 1BS | Other catering premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| My Time for Young Carers RH4 1BS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Aroma Ristorante Italiano RH4 1BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| Waitrose - Dorking RH4 2HQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 180 m | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Sushi Daily RH4 2HQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Mullins Coffee Shop RH4 1BS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Frith Pharmacy RH4 2HQ | Retailers - other | 190 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 46 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Victoria Terrace (48); On or near Chapel Court (20); On or near Butter Hill (15); On or near Parking Area (11); On or near Station Road (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 8 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 1BL: 60 addresses
- RH4 1BS: 50 addresses of 52 in the postcode
- RH4 1BU: 36 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- RH4 1BY: 30 addresses
- RH4 1QL: 19 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- RH4 1DB: 7 addresses
- RH4 1QJ: 5 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- RH4 1DD: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- RH4 1QH: 4 addresses
- RH4 1DA: 3 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- RH4 3HA: 3 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- RH4 1AR: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
- RH4 1DG: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- RH4 1DN: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Church Street · Junction Road · West Street · Westfield Gardens · Parsonage Square · Myrtle Road · South Street · Howard Road · West Street · Spring Gardens · Vincents Walk · Mount Street
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.