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Housing in RH3 7NJ

What the homes in RH3 7NJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Box Hill & Brockham
Council
Mole Valley
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,272 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52.9%). Flats make up 13.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

RH3 7NJEngland
Detached10.8%22.9%
Semi-detached52.9%31.5%
Terraced22.5%23%
Purpose-built flat11%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.6% of households in the RH3 7NJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 40.1% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

RH3 7NJ
76%
17%
England
  • Owned75.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented7.3%20.5%
  • Social rented16.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH3 7NJEngland
Owned outright40.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.4%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association15.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH3 7NJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.7%). 27% of households include dependent children.

RH3 7NJEngland
Living alone, under 668%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.7%12.8%
Couple, no children18.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Mole Valley

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Mole Valley (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Mole ValleyEngland
All homes£1,551£1,459
One bedroom£1,139£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,455£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,856£1,489
Four or more£2,576£2,161
Detached£2,201£1,640
Semi-detached£1,750£1,449
Terraced£1,463£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,271£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RH3 7NJ (Box Hill & Brockham) (about 1,272 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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