RH5 6BB

Bookham West · 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
RH5
Postcode sector
RH5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH5 6BD 207 m
RH5 6BE 493 m
KT23 4QR 533 m
RH5 6DR 777 m
KT23 4HN 781 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH5 6BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH5
Postcode sector
RH5 6
Latitude
51.259273
Longitude
-0.374798
British National Grid easting
513,498
British National Grid northing
152,378

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
E00155675
Lower layer super output area
Mole Valley 007B · E01030521
Middle layer super output area
Mole Valley 007 · E02006368

Postcode source versions

Explore RH5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Polesden Lacey Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  2. Manor House School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km
  3. St Teresa's School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 4
  • Vehicle crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

9 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.0
RH5 6 residents
3,970

Age bands in RH5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

454 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

375 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.6%

525 residents

Age 45 to 64
35.5%

1,194 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

820 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RH5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER ROAD, GREAT BOOKHAM, LEATHERHEAD, KT23 4DH

    ODS code H81016

    2.1 km

  • EASTWICK PARK MED.PRACT.

    EASTWICK PARK AVENUE, BOOKHAM, LEATHERHEAD, KT23 3ND

    ODS code H81103

    2.7 km

  • DORKING MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81028

    4.4 km

  • MEDWYN SURGERY

    REIGATE ROAD, DORKING, RH4 1SD

    ODS code H81072

    4.5 km

  • THE HORSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, KINGSTON AVENUE, EAST HORSLEY, LEATHERHEAD, KT24 6QT

    ODS code H81084

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Polesden Lacey Grounds

    BCT · Polesden Lacey

    0.0 miles
  • Rectory Lane

    BCT · Effingham

    0.9 miles
  • Rectory Lane

    BCT · Effingham

    0.9 miles
  • Woodlands Road

    BCT · Effingham

    0.9 miles
  • Woodlands Road

    BCT · Effingham

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Mole Valley 007B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,939 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Polesden Lacey Infant Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 13 events.

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