Housing in RH4 2BP
What the homes in RH4 2BP 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
- 1,828 (2024)
RH4 2BPDorking
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (38.2%). Flats make up 29.6%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH4 2BP area is above that, at 70.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.8% of households against 20.5%. 43.6% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented11.8%20.5%
- Social rented15.9%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. 34.5% 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 19.7%. 20.5% 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 2BP sits in (Dorking South): about 1,828 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.