Mole Valley
Mole Valley is a local area in the county of Surrey, England, featuring around 2 GPs & clinics, 5 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 24 restaurants and cafés, plus 11 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Dorking Deepdene, located 2 km away. There were around 72 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 24 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Mole Valley is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 87,386 residents at roughly 338 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 16th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 6° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:28
9h 27m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
61US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Merton - Merton Road, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
64 reported · August 2026▲ 8% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences23
- Anti-social behaviour20
- Public order7
- Other theft4
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
247 reported road collisions (2025)
75 killed or seriously injured · 299 casualties · 28.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
143 food businesses within 2 miles
- 134 rated 4–5 ★ (128 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dorking Deepdene (2.0 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dorking Deepdene (2.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£552,344 average▲ 1.4% YoY
Across Mole Valley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,551 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £1,139
- 2 bed £1,455
- 3 bed £1,856
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.6 times median annual pay (10.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,055 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (8.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (8.5 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Holmesdale Road (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools18
- Sports pitches16
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Test· 29 Nov 2024
- test· 8 Feb 2024
- Houses in Multiple Occupation· 8 Jan 2024
- Cllr Bridget Kendrick· 14 Jun 2023
- Cllr Keira Vyvyan-Robinson· 22 Feb 2023
Source: Mole Valley Council
Population
87,386 residents in Mole Valley · 338/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,651
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,033
- Net moves+618
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 277 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,520 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (21% of 39,780)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
41 schools · 13,953 pupils
22 primary · 4 secondary · 15 other
Ofsted: 10 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
31 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- St Andrew's Catholic SchoolOutstanding
- The Ashcombe School
- The Priory Church of England School
- Therfield School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Mole Valley
Care & health services
1,403 CQC-registered services
- Care homes393
- GP practices201
- Dentists359
- Homecare agencies299
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 133 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
208 applications decided
77.4% granted · 161 granted, 47 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 2
- LD 31
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics5
- Pharmacies5
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens32
- Restaurants & cafés27
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,710 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£837 median full-time weekly pay
1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£40,280 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
39% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 38,901 certificates
8.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction8.1
- Feeling worthwhile8.5
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dorking and Horley:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death577 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks449 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND344 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases311 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth199 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Glory Wood and Devil's Den · 0.4 kmGlory Wood and Devil's Den is a 13-hectare (32-acre) nature reserve south-east of Dorking in Surrey. It is owned by Mole Valley District Council, and was managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust until 1 April 2019. There…
Deepdene Terrace · 0.7 kmDeepdene Terrace is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) nature reserve south-east of Dorking in Surrey. It is owned by Mole Valley District Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
- Goodwyns · 0.8 km
Goodwyns is a housing estate in Dorking, a market town in Surrey, England. It is on the return slope of one of two hillsides of the town and adjoins North Holmwood, a green-buffered village. The town centre is about 1…
Deepdene House and Gardens · 1.0 kmDeepdene was an estate and country house occupying land to the southeast of Dorking, Surrey, England. The remains of the gardens are Grade II* listed with the adjoining Chart Park on the Register of Historic Parks and…
- North Holmwood · 1.2 km
North Holmwood is a residential area on the outskirts of Dorking, in Surrey, England. The village is accessible from the A24, the village's historic heart is the road Spook Hill. The 2011 census for the broader area H…
Inholms Clay Pit · 1.3 kmInholms Clay Pit is a 8.4-hectare (21-acre) Local Nature Reserve south of Dorking in Surrey. It is owned by Mole Valley District Council and from 2009 - 2019 was managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust and since then by Mole…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)