Housing in RH5 4HT
What the homes in RH5 4HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Holmwoods
- Council
- Mole Valley
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,509 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43.3%). Flats make up 8.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH5 4HT area is above that, at 76.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.8% of households against 20.5%. 36.9% own outright and 39.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented15.8%20.5%
- Social rented6.1%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. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.8%. 23% 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 4HT sits in (Holmwoods): about 1,509 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.