RH4 2LA

Dorking South · Mole Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Mole Valley
Constituency
Dorking and Horley
Postcode district
RH4
Postcode sector
RH4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH4 2JU 15 m
RH4 2YY 48 m
RH4 2ED 59 m
RH4 2EU 63 m
RH4 2HN 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH4 2LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH4
Postcode sector
RH4 2
Latitude
51.228417
Longitude
-0.334350
British National Grid easting
516,398
British National Grid northing
149,010

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Mole Valley · E07000210
Parish or community
E43000139
Westminster constituency
Dorking and Horley · E14001201
Output area
E00155736
Lower layer super output area
Mole Valley 010A · E01030535
Middle layer super output area
Mole Valley 010 · E02006371

Postcode source versions

Explore RH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    155 m
  2. Dorking Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    337 m
  3. St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    428 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 430
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Public order 127
  • Shoplifting 124
  • Criminal damage and arson 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RH4 2 residents
5,268

Age bands in RH4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

946 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

487 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

1,278 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

1,316 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

1,011 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • DORKING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEW HOUSE SURGERY, 142A SOUTH STREET, DORKING, RH4 2QR

    ODS code H81028

    81 m

  • MEDWYN SURGERY

    REIGATE ROAD, DORKING, RH4 1SD

    ODS code H81072

    994 m

  • BROCKWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TANNERS MEADOW, BROCKHAM, BETCHWORTH, RH3 7NJ

    ODS code H81068

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Rose Hill

    BCT · Dorking

    0.1 miles
  • Townfield Court

    BCT · Dorking

    0.1 miles
  • Townfield Court

    BCT · Dorking

    0.1 miles
  • Vincent Lane

    BCT · Dorking

    0.2 miles
  • South Street

    BCT · Dorking

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mole Valley 010A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,383 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 155 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 430 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.