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Where is Dorking?

Dorking is in the county of Surrey, in England. It sits in the constituency of Mole Valley and its latitude and longitude is: 51.231084 -0.331672.

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Map of schools, train stations, GPs, hospitals and shops near Dorking

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Dorking has a good numbers of stores nearby to choose from, including: Lidl Pippbrook Dorking, M&S Dorking, Morrisons Daily Pippbrook, Sainsburys Dorking, Tesco Dorking Reigate Road Express, Waitrose Dorking.

There are many pubs and bars nearby, including: Falkland Arms, Prince of Wales, Surrey Yeoman, The Bulls Head, The Cricketers, The Kings Arms, The Old House, The Queens Head, The Spotted Dog, The St... (see map below for more bars and associated links).

Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: Arto Restaurant, Burgundy & Black, Calli's Corner, Capers, Chifan, Chilli & Spice, Colairos, Cosy Moose, Dolphin Fish and Chips, Dorking Brasserie, Do... (see map below for more).

There is a wide range of cafes and coffee shops in the area, including: Box Hill Cafe, Costa, Fothergills Coffee Lounge, Johnston Cafe, Meadowbank Soft Play Cafe, Mulberry & Thyme Coffee Shop, Mullins Coffee Shop, Noisette... (see map below for more).

Dorking has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.

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What is the property market like in Dorking?

The property market in Dorking has had a steady increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 14 August 2024, on average a detached house costs £923,917, which is down -1.2% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £540,536 (up 0.4% on last year) , a terraced house £425,153 (down -0.3% on last year) and a flat £271,596. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £1,143 per month.

Property prices in Dorking are similar to the average property prices across Surrey and are much higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Dorking, prices have risen much slower than the annual average price change seen across the Surrey region.

Property data is based on Mole Valley level pricing data and is as at June 2024 (publicised 14 August 2024)

Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to June 2024

Regarding the health of the Surrey property market as a whole, here is how it compares to other counties in England:

County	Avg Detached Price	Annual Change	Avg Semi-Detached Price	Annual Change
Northumberland	£341,537	+9.1%	£193,799	+9.1%
Oxfordshire	£681,167	+7.2%	£446,842	+8.5%
Warwickshire	£497,044	+5.4%	£296,606	+4.9%
Lancashire	£327,674	+5.0%	£202,231	+4.7%
Staffordshire	£368,206	+4.6%	£231,129	+5.4%
Buckinghamshire	£827,077	+4.6%	£460,901	+6.3%
Derbyshire	£337,829	+4.5%	£211,624	+3.9%
West Northamptonshire	£468,120	+4.2%	£282,342	+5.3%
East Riding of Yorkshire	£330,614	+4.2%	£211,375	+4.4%
Nottinghamshire	£339,334	+4.2%	£214,324	+4.5%
Leicestershire	£411,159	+3.8%	£258,580	+4.0%
Worcestershire	£449,059	+3.7%	£281,497	+4.8%
West Yorkshire	£351,674	+3.7%	£216,569	+4.4%
South Yorkshire	£291,325	+3.7%	£192,231	+4.7%
North Yorkshire	£413,652	+3.6%	£267,964	+4.5%
Greater Manchester	£405,945	+3.6%	£266,387	+3.8%
Shropshire	£395,032	+3.3%	£256,716	+5.5%
Gloucestershire	£525,561	+3.1%	£333,967	+3.5%
Herefordshire	£432,901	+2.8%	£285,029	+5.2%
West Sussex	£651,933	+2.8%	£426,962	+3.6%
Merseyside	£340,799	+2.6%	£220,544	+2.5%
Cambridgeshire	£468,546	+2.2%	£329,883	+4.2%
Hertfordshire	£909,469	+2.0%	£535,434	+2.5%
Devon	£483,813	+1.7%	£334,482	+4.3%
Essex	£566,401	+1.4%	£375,725	+2.5%
West Midlands	£407,451	+1.2%	£251,243	+2.2%
North Northamptonshire	£411,956	+1.2%	£254,927	+2.6%
Somerset	£440,632	+0.9%	£290,138	+3.0%
Suffolk	£432,182	+0.6%	£274,497	+0.9%
Wiltshire	£494,939	+0.6%	£322,678	+2.7%
Kent	£582,570	+0.3%	£371,997	+1.2%
Dorset	£512,149	+0.2%	£345,395	+2.6%
Hampshire	£605,590	+0.2%	£380,521	+1.3%
Norfolk	£385,381	0.0%	£261,753	+2.2%
East Sussex	£567,509	-0.2%	£375,770	+1.6%
London	£1,032,371	-0.7%	£680,157	+2.6%
Surrey	£916,153	-0.8%	£535,732	+1.0%
Cornwall	£432,953	-1.1%	£293,238	+1.3%
Lincolnshire	£294,743	-1.3%	£201,941	+1.1%
Isle of Wight	£412,903	-3.6%	£289,954	-1.5%
Rutland	£496,567	-5.6%	£313,758	-3.6%

Recent property transactions in the area

Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Dorking, or click here to browse the longer list of Dorking property transactions from 2023.

Address	Details
CHARTWOOD HOUSE, Punchbowl Lane, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 4ED	Detached - Sold for £3,700,000 in September 2023
THE BOATHOUSE, Old Bury Hill, Dorking, Surrey , RH4 3JU	Detached - Sold for £3,600,000 in November 2023
ROOKERY FARM, Balchins Lane, Dorking, Surrey , RH4 3LL	Detached - Sold for £2,800,000 in July 2023
VANN CROFT, Friday Street, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 5TE	Detached - Sold for £2,000,000 in April 2023
BLUE HILLS, Abinger Lane, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 6HZ	Detached - Sold for £2,000,000 in July 2023
LADYMEAD, Punchbowl Lane, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 4ED	Detached - Sold for £1,920,000 in April 2023
HILLTOP, Woodhouse Lane, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 6NN	Detached - Sold for £1,900,000 in March 2023
17, Mulberry Place, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 5DN	Detached - Sold for £1,800,000 in July 2023
BRIARWOOD, Henfold Lane, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 4RW	Detached - Sold for £1,690,000 in August 2023
TREES, Camilla Drive, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 6BU	Detached - Sold for £1,625,000 in October 2023
TILEHURST, Tilehurst Lane, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 4DY	Detached - Sold for £1,621,400 in November 2023
THE MALTHOUSE, Milton Street, Dorking, Surrey , RH4 3PX	Detached - Sold for £1,620,000 in February 2023
LITTLE FRIARS, Keppel Road, Dorking, Surrey , RH4 1NG	Detached - Sold for £1,595,000 in July 2023
15, Sondes Place Drive, Dorking, Surrey , RH4 3ED	Detached - Sold for £1,575,000 in April 2023
DOWGILL, Woodhouse Lane, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 6NN	Detached - Sold for £1,560,000 in July 2023
12, Deepdene Wood, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 4BG	Detached - Sold for £1,550,000 in July 2023
26, Deepdene Drive, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 4AQ	Detached - Sold for £1,531,000 in September 2023
23, Knoll Road, Dorking, Surrey , RH4 3ES	Detached - Sold for £1,500,000 in January 2023
SUNHAVEN MANOR, Ranmore Common, Dorking, Surrey , RH5 6SX	Semi-Detached - Sold for £1,400,000 in December 2023
16, Calvert Road, Dorking, Surrey , RH4 1LS	Detached - Sold for £1,380,000 in December 2023

Which schools are near Dorking?

Dorking has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2018.

Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.

Click here to view the full list of nearby schools. or view a full screen school map which provides a wider radius of school options.

School	Type	Outstanding?
St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School	Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed	Yes - 2014
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed	Yes - 2018
The Ashcombe School	Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed	Yes - 2014
St Martin's CofE Controlled Primary School, Dorking	Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed	No
Powell Corderoy Primary School	Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed	No
The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School	Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Mixed	No
St John's Church of England Primary School	Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed	No

School	Type	Latest Rating	Parent View Reviews (if available)	Ofsted Report (if available)	Address
St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School Save school	Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed	1: Outstanding (2/13/2013)		Ofsted Report Link	Dorking
Powell Corderoy Primary School Save school	Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed	2: Good (9/22/2022)	80 submissions 101.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy	Ofsted Report Link	Dorking
St Martin's CofE Controlled Primary School, Dorking Save school	Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed	2: Good (5/15/2015)	68 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy	Ofsted Report Link	Dorking
The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School Save school	Secondary school Voluntary aided school - Mixed	2: Good (3/13/2019)		Ofsted Report Link	Dorking
St John's Church of England Primary School Save school	Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed	2: Good (9/21/2016)		Ofsted Report Link	Dorking
The Ashcombe School Save school	Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed	2: Good (1/29/2015)		Ofsted Report Link	Dorking
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Save school	Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed	2: Good (10/16/2013)		Ofsted Report Link	Dorking

School	Type
St Paul's CofE (Aided) Primary School Ofsted report Save school	Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (2/13/2013)
Powell Corderoy Primary School Ofsted report Save school	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/22/2022) 80 submissions 101.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy
St Martin's CofE Controlled Primary School, Dorking Ofsted report Save school	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/15/2015) 68 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy
The Priory CofE Voluntary Aided School Ofsted report Save school	Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (3/13/2019)
St John's Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/21/2016)
The Ashcombe School Ofsted report Save school	Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (1/29/2015)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school	Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/16/2013)

Parent view data is as at 02 January 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. State school information including Ofsted ratings is as at 28 February 2023 and source of data is Gov.uk. Independent school information is as at 22 August 2022 and source of data is Gov.uk.

What are the commuting options from Dorking?

Dorking has a number of nearby stations. London can be accessed via trains to London Bridge (from Dorking (Deepdene)) in 53 min(s) or trains to Victoria (from Holmwood) in 66 min(s).

Station	Distance from Dorking	Commute options
Dorking (Deepdene) A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year.	Nearby	- East Croydon (1 change(s) - 38 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 53 mins - Thameslink) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 58 mins - Southern) View details - Reading (65 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 65 mins - Southern) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 69 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 72 mins - South Western Railway) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 88 mins - South Western Railway) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 105 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 143 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 143 mins - Thameslink) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 173 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 182 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 267 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (1 change(s) - 316 mins - CrossCountry) View details
Dorking West A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -7% from the previous year.	Nearby	- East Croydon (1 change(s) - 43 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 58 mins - Thameslink) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 63 mins - Southern) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 71 mins - South Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 73 mins - Southern) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 74 mins - Thameslink) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 79 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 87 mins - South Western Railway) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 152 mins - Thameslink) View details
Holmwood A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year.	3 miles	- East Croydon (1 change(s) - 64 mins - Southern - £304 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (66 mins - Southern - £304 monthly fare) View details - Wimbledon (1 change(s) - 68 mins - Thameslink - £304 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 72 mins - South Western Railway - £304 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 80 mins - South Western Railway - £304 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 82 mins - Southern - £304 monthly fare) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 92 mins - Thameslink - £304 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Southern) View details
Bookham A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -9% from the previous year.	6 miles	- Vauxhall (47 mins - South Western Railway - £281 monthly fare) View details - London Waterloo (54 mins - South Western Railway - £281 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 67 mins - Southern - £281 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 72 mins - Southern - £281 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 82 mins - Great Western Railway) View details
Effingham Junction A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -8% from the previous year.	8 miles	- London Waterloo (43 mins - South Western Railway - £292 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (50 mins - South Western Railway - £292 monthly fare) View details - Victoria (1 change(s) - 71 mins - Southern - £292 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 76 mins - Southern - £292 monthly fare) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 78 mins - Great Western Railway) View details
Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon	9 miles	- Vauxhall (42 mins - South Western Railway - £269 monthly fare) - London Waterloo (47 mins - South Western Railway - £269 monthly fare) - Reading (1 change(s) - 83 mins - Great Western Railway)

What is the ethnicity breakdown of the population?

The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Mole Valley) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk

Ethnicity	% of Mole Valley residents	Benchmark: % of England & Wales residents
White	92.7%	81.7%
Asian	3.0%	9.3%
Mixed	2.5%	2.9%
Other	0.9%	2.1%
Black	0.8%	4.0%

What is the socio-economic status Dorking?

The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Mole Valley consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Type of occupation	% of residents (over 16 years old)	Rank within England & Wales
Intermediate occupations	12.0%
Small employers and own account workers	14.3%
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations	21.2%	35 out of 573
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations	24.3%
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	4.0%
Semi-routine occupations	7.9%
Routine occupations	6.0%
Never worked / long-term unemployed	5.0%	536 out of 573
Full-time students	5.2%

How fast is the broadband in Dorking?

Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Surrey is fast (72mbps). Dorking is slower than this, with average download speeds of 61.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Mole Valley level, via data.parliament.uk, here.

Average speed	61.5 mbps
% households with superfast broadband access	93.9%
% households unable to access decent broadband	0.5%

Source: data.parliament.uk

What are the crime levels in the Dorking area?

Crime stats were found at the Mole Valley level:

Type	Mole Valley	UK
Total Crimes (per thousand people)	51	93
Burglaries (per thousand people)	2	5
Public Order Offences (per thousand people)	7	10
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people)	0	1
Violence Against People (per thousand people)	19	36

Source: ONS. Data covers year ending September 2022.

Is there a flooding risk near Dorking?

We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Dorking.

Flood warnings

There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.

Flood areas

The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.

Area	Cause	Description
Kent S London and E Sussex	River Mole	River Mole and its tributaries from Kinnersley Manor to South Hersham, including Sidlow, Leigh, Betchworth, Brockham, Pixham, Dorking, Mickleham, Leatherhead, Fetcham, Stoke D'Abernon and Cobham
Kent S London and E Sussex	Pipp Brook	Pipp Brook at Wotton, Wescott and Dorking

Handpicked nearby locations we recommend and how Dorking compares

Name	Property market	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby	Socio Economic
Dorking, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £540,536 Detached: £923,917	51	Primary: 5 Secondary: 2	21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 9 Secondary: 2	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Oxshott, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 5 Secondary: 3	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Esher, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 9 Secondary: 3	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Thames Ditton, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 11 Secondary: 3	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Claygate, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 8 Secondary: 3	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Cobham, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 6 Secondary: 4	25.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed
Weybridge, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 7 Secondary: 4	18.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.6% residents long-term unemployed
Oxted, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £553,765 Detached: £932,710	56	Primary: 5 Secondary: 4	18.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed
Woking, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £489,360 Detached: £924,524	64	Primary: 13 Secondary: 7	21.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed
Horsell, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £489,360 Detached: £924,524	64	Primary: 11 Secondary: 4	21.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed
Worplesdon, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 6 Secondary:	19.5% residents in higher managerial positions 4.5% residents long-term unemployed
Guildford, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 12 Secondary: 8	21.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.1% residents long-term unemployed
Shere, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 2 Secondary:	21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed
Reigate, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £527,728 Detached: £889,606	58	Primary: 13 Secondary: 5	20.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed
Redhill, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £527,728 Detached: £889,606	58	Primary: 10 Secondary: 6	20.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed

Name	Property	Crimes per 1,000	Schools nearby
Dorking, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £540,536 Detached: £923,917	51	Primary: 5 Secondary: 2
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 9 Secondary: 2
Oxshott, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 5 Secondary: 3
Esher, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 9 Secondary: 3
Thames Ditton, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 11 Secondary: 3
Claygate, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 8 Secondary: 3
Cobham, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 6 Secondary: 4
Weybridge, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £668,194 Detached: £1,378,000	56	Primary: 7 Secondary: 4
Oxted, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose	Semi-detached: £553,765 Detached: £932,710	56	Primary: 5 Secondary: 4
Woking, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £489,360 Detached: £924,524	64	Primary: 13 Secondary: 7
Horsell, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Slowing property market	Semi-detached: £489,360 Detached: £924,524	64	Primary: 11 Secondary: 4
Worplesdon, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 6 Secondary:
Guildford, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Outstanding schools Affluent Very fast broadband Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 12 Secondary: 8
Shere, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Hot property market	Semi-detached: £510,254 Detached: £895,058	63	Primary: 2 Secondary:
Reigate, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £527,728 Detached: £889,606	58	Primary: 13 Secondary: 5
Redhill, Surrey Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S	Semi-detached: £527,728 Detached: £889,606	58	Primary: 10 Secondary: 6

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	Property market	£540,536 for a semi-detached property
	Airport access	Closest airport is London Gatwick (8.3 miles)
	Broadband	61.5mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK)
	Ethnic diversity	White: 92.7% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 7.2% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales)
	Socio-economic status	Ranked 35 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 536 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Mole Valley level)
	Community	Median age is 47.5 \| Happiness is Above Average for Surrey, High for UK
	Crime	2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Mole Valley)
	Commute (approx)	- East Croydon (38 mins) - Cannon Street (42 mins) - Charing Cross (47 mins) - London Bridge (53 mins) - Highbury & Islington (61 mins) - Brighton (65 mins) - Reading (65 mins) - Kings Cross (66 mins) - Victoria (66 mins) - Wimbledon (68 mins) - London St Pancras (69 mins) - London Waterloo (71 mins) - Vauxhall (72 mins)... (view more here)
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	£540,536 for a semi-detached property
	Closest airport is London Gatwick (8.3 miles)
	61.5mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK)
	Median age is 47.5 \| Happiness is Above Average for Surrey, High for UK
	Ranked 35 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 536 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Mole Valley level)
	2.0 burglaries per 1k people (Mole Valley)
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