Charlwood

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 19° / 17° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:22

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

7 reported · July 2026▲ 133% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour3
• Public order2
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Dorking Rural East · Surrey

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

197 reported road collisions (2024)

63 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 22.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

46 food businesses within 2 miles

• 44 rated 4–5 ★ (40 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Gatwick Airport (4.5 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£540,160 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across Mole Valley · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,548 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY

• 1 bed £1,137
• 2 bed £1,453
• 3 bed £1,852

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (10.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (10.6 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

40 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: EVC Stanhill Court Hotel (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools19
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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

87,386 residents in Mole Valley · 338/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 294 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

42 schools · 14,008 pupils

23 primary · 4 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 10 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

31inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Mole Valley

1,391 CQC-registered services

• Care homes390
• GP practices202
• Dentists356
• Homecare agencies296
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey

• In a conservation area (Charlwood)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 62 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

165 applications decided

73.3% granted · 121 granted, 44 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Chris Coghlan

Liberal Democrat

Dorking and Horley

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 2
• LD 31
• Oth 6

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens65
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

32 jobs advertised · £35,957 avg

e.g. Occupational Therapist, Online Art History Tutor - Part Time, CYPMHS Consultant Psychiatrist

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

11% low-carbon electricity

Imports 77% · Gas 12% · Wind 10% · Nuclear 1%

124 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dorking and Horley:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s346 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership332 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office311 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test310 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Charlwood · 0.1 km

  Charlwood is a village and civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. It is immediately north-west of London Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, close west of Horley and north of Crawley. The historic co…

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  Church of St Nicholas, Charlwood · 0.2 km

  The Church of St Nicholas, Charlwood, is the parish church of Charlwood, Surrey, England. With a 12th-century tower and nave section and examples of 13th to 15th century art, fixtures and architecture, it is a Grade I…

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  Providence Chapel, Charlwood · 0.4 km

  Providence Chapel is a former Nonconformist place of worship in the village of Charlwood in Surrey, England. Founded in 1816 on the outskirts of the ancient village, it was associated with Independent Calvinists and S…

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  Gatwick Aviation Museum · 0.7 km

  The Gatwick Aviation Museum is located in the village of Charlwood, in Surrey, United Kingdom on the boundary of Gatwick Airport.

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  Lowfield Heath Windmill · 0.9 km

  Lowfield Heath Windmill is a Grade II listed post mill at Charlwood, Surrey, England, which has been restored to working order.

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  Edolph's Copse · 1.4 km

  Edolph's Copse is a 27.6-hectare (68-acre) Local Nature Reserve west of Horley in Surrey. It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)