Housing in RH4 1RT
What the homes in RH4 1RT 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
- 1,627 (2024)
RH4 1RTDorking
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38.5%). Flats make up 22.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH4 1RT area is above that, at 75.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.6% of households against 20.5%. 34% own outright and 41.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented20.6%20.5%
- Social rented3.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 26.1%. 30.1% 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 1RT sits in (Dorking North & Westhumble): about 1,627 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.