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Headley (Mole Valley)

Headley (Mole Valley) is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 10 bus stops, around 2 restaurants and cafés, and is near Betchworth railway station, 3.2 km away. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Headley (Mole Valley) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Mole Valley area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 87,386 residents at roughly 338 people per km².

Council
Mole Valley
County
Surrey
Constituency
Mole Valley
Police force
Surrey
71/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 16th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% of them.

Low crime81
Home affordability14
Affordable rents46
Good schools95
Life expectancy92
Low deprivation93
Employment96
Low council tax27

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

20°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 23° / 12° · 13% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:24

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

Crime

15 reported · July 2026 200% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Public order1
  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Dorking Rural East · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling Rural Retail crime
  • Rural Burglaries

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

36 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 32 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Betchworth (3.2 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Betchworth (3.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£540,160 average 0.7% YoY

Across Mole Valley · to 2026-06

Detached£963,059
Semi-detached£548,710
Terraced£439,432
Flat£279,267

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (6 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

54 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: BEAVERBROOK BEAVERBROOK 2 (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools9
  • Sports pitches26
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,520 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (21% of 39,780)

A £1,680
B £1,960
C £2,240
D £2,520
E £3,080
F £3,640
G £4,200
H £5,040

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

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)

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

1,391 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

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

165 applications decided

73.3% granted · 121 granted, 44 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Chris Coghlan

Liberal Democrat

Dorking and Horley

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 2
  • LD 31
  • Oth 6

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

Grid electricity

60% low-carbon electricity

Wind 40% · Imports 29% · Gas 11% · Solar 10%

64 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.4 yrs 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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Headley, Surrey · 0.5 km

    Headley is a village and civil parish in the North Downs in Surrey, England. The nearest settlements are, to the west, Mickleham and Leatherhead; to the north, Ashtead and Langley Vale; to the east, Walton-on-the-Hill…

  • Nower Wood · 0.9 km

    Nower Wood is a 33-hectare (81-acre) nature reserve south-west of Leatherhead in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust.

  • Headley Court · 1.4 km

    Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Headley Court, formerly RAF Headley Court, was an 85-acre (34 ha) United Kingdom Ministry of Defence facility in Headley, near Epsom, Surrey, England. The site was sold by the MoD…

  • High Ashurst · 1.6 km

    High Ashurst is a large natural site of 56 acres of land in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Downs, Surrey. The site has been host to many different people and organisations over the years, but is now a…

  • Fraser Down · 1.9 km

    Fraser Down is a 10-hectare (25-acre) nature reserve north of Betchworth in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest and…

  • Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment · 1.9 km

    Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment is a 1,016.4-hectare (2,512-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Reigate in Surrey. It is a Geological Conservation Review site and a Special Area…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Headley (Mole Valley)?
Headley (Mole Valley) is a town in Surrey, England, in the Mole Valley local authority.
How deprived is Headley (Mole Valley)?
The Mole Valley local authority, which includes Headley (Mole Valley), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.