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Housing in RH5 4QB

What the homes in RH5 4QB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Charlwood, Newdigate & Beare Green
Council
Mole Valley
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,899 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (33.1%). Flats make up 17.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

RH5 4QBEngland
Detached33.1%22.9%
Semi-detached24.6%31.5%
Terraced10.2%23%
Purpose-built flat15.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home14.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.2% of households in the RH5 4QB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.4% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

RH5 4QB
72%
16%
England
  • Owned72.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented11.2%20.5%
  • Social rented15.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RH5 4QBEngland
Owned outright43.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association13.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH5 4QBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.5%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.

RH5 4QBEngland
Living alone, under 6616.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.5%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Mole ValleyEngland
All homes£1,551£1,459
One bedroom£1,139£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,455£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,856£1,489
Four or more£2,576£2,161
Detached£2,201£1,640
Semi-detached£1,750£1,449
Terraced£1,463£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,271£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RH5 4QB (Charlwood, Newdigate & Beare Green) (about 1,899 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.

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