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Housing in RH5 5BL

What the homes in RH5 5BL 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
1,425 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (47.6%). Flats make up 11.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

RH5 5BLEngland
Detached47.6%22.9%
Semi-detached28.5%31.5%
Terraced3.3%23%
Purpose-built flat6.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home8.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the RH5 5BL area is above that, at 76.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.7% of households against 20.5%. 47.7% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

RH5 5BL
77%
13%
England
  • Owned76.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented12.7%20.5%
  • Social rented9.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

RH5 5BLEngland
Owned outright47.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association8.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RH5 5BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.5%. 19.6% of households include dependent children.

RH5 5BLEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children19.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood RH5 5BL sits in (Charlwood, Newdigate & Beare Green): about 1,425 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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