Housing in RH4 9ST
What the homes in RH4 9ST 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
- 1,489 (2024)
RH4 9STDorking
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (39.6%). Flats make up 22.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH4 9ST area is above that, at 81.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.8% of households against 20.5%. 43.4% own outright and 38.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented12.8%20.5%
- Social rented5.2%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 2.4 people living in it. 25.4% 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 23.2%. 26.1% 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 9ST sits in (Dorking North & Westhumble): about 1,489 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.