Housing in RH4 2AY
What the homes in RH4 2AY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dorking South
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,826 (2024)
RH4 2AYDorking
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (43.2%). Flats make up 35.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH4 2AY area is above that, at 73.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.4% of households against 20.5%. 42.4% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented13.4%20.5%
- Social rented12.5%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 2.2 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.3%. 20.9% 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 2AY sits in (Dorking South): about 1,826 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.