Is KT23 3HY a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

KT23 3HY is a postcode in Bookham West, Mole Valley, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near KT23 3HY, then scores the surrounding small area 80/100 - top 3% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around KT23 3HY are health and safety, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for KT23 3HY is based on Guildford 003 Census 2021. It covers 9,923 residents, 328 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 49, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 85% owner-occupied, 9% privately rented, 6% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 9/10.

For property prices near KT23 3HY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the KT23 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £690k from 43 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near KT23 3HY by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near KT23 3HY; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.