Housing in RH5 4DN
What the homes in RH5 4DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Holmwoods
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
RH5 4DNDorking
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38.3%). Flats make up 17%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH5 4DN area is broadly in line with that, at 59.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.6% of households against 20.5%. 29% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.7%1%
- Private rented5.6%20.5%
- Social rented29%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. 32.3% 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 20.7%. 26.8% 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 RH5 4DN sits in (Holmwoods): about 1,523 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.