Housing in RH4 1GR
What the homes in RH4 1GR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dorking North & Westhumble
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,514 (2024)
RH4 1GRDorking
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (30.6%). Flats make up 43.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH4 1GR area is broadly in line with that, at 56.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28% of households against 20.5%. 30.4% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented28%20.5%
- Social rented15.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 25.7%. 18.6% of households include dependent children.
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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood RH4 1GR sits in (Dorking North & Westhumble): about 1,514 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.