Dorking South

Mole Valley · South East · population 7,297 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #690 of 6,856 in England
  • #221 of 1,119 in South East
  • #6 of 13 in Mole Valley
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,324
Median age (est.)47
Density1,823per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above49%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 13%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Dorking South is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #690 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 13 in Mole Valley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (95) and lowest on Living environment (52). Typical homes here sold for about £477,500 over the past year, down 0% across five years (from 102 sales), 16% below the wider Mole Valley median of £566,500. Typical household take-home income is around £53,577 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 76 · #1,671
Employment 81 · #1,321
Education 92 · #546
Health 84 · #1,122
Crime 53 · #3,240
Housing & access 95 · #361
Living environment 52 · #3,323

House prices ?

£477,500median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£477,500102+5.5%-0.5%
Detached£910,00019-7.6%+6.7%
Semi-detached£590,00028+6.8%+17.5%
Terraced£472,90018+8.7%+18.2%
Flat£288,00037+11.2%+4.7%
This area£477,500
Mole Valley£566,500
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£53,577±£7,658 · #614 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,049
Price-to-income ?8.9×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 549 offences
Mole Valley54
South East71
England83

Rank #3,837 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences206
Theft103
Burglary52
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons69
Drugs25
Robbery4
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 73 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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